Metro Center station

Metro Center
Washington Metro rapid transit station
A Red Line train on the upper level in July 2012
Location	607 13th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005
Coordinates	38°53′54″N 77°01′41″W / 38.898303°N 77.028099°W / 38.898303; -77.028099Coordinates: 38°53′54″N 77°01′41″W / 38.898303°N 77.028099°W / 38.898303; -77.028099
Owned by	WMATA
Line(s)	Red Line Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (upper level) 1 island platform (lower level)
Tracks	4 (2 upper level, 2 lower level)
Connections	Metrobus: 42, 52, 54, 63, 64, 80, D6, G8, P6, P17, P19, S2, S4, W13, X2, X9 MTA Maryland Bus: 901, 902, 904, 905 Loudoun County Transit PRTC OmniRide
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Platform levels	2
Bicycle facilities	8 racks
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	A01 (upper level) C01 (lower level)
History
Opened	March 27, 1976; 41 years ago (March 27, 1976)
Traffic
Passengers (2015)	27,058 daily   2.96%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Farragut North toward Shady Grove Red Line Gallery Place toward Glenmont McPherson Square toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Federal Triangle toward Largo Town Center McPherson Square toward Vienna Orange Line Federal Triangle toward New Carrollton McPherson Square toward Wiehle – Reston East Silver Line Federal Triangle toward Largo Town Center
Location

Metro Center is the central hub station of the Washington Metro rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. Metro Center was one of the original Metro stations, and has been in service since March 27, 1976.

Metro Center is on the Blue, Orange, Red, and Silver Lines, and is a transfer station between the Red Line and the already-joined Blue, Orange and Silver Lines.

Metro Center is located in downtown Washington, under an area roughly extending east–west from 11th to 13th Streets Northwest, and north–south from F to H Streets Northwest. Its entrances are on G Street at 11th, 12th, and 13th Streets, and at the corner of 12th and F Streets. The station's only street elevator is on the east side of 12th Street north of G Street. It is the second busiest station in the Metrorail system after Union Station, averaging 30,500 passengers per weekday as of May 2006^[update].

The mezzanine (upper) level of the station contains side platforms for Red Line trains traveling towards Glenmont and towards Shady Grove. Orange Line, Silver Line, and Blue Line trains traveling in both directions share a center platform on the station's lower level.

A Metro sales office is located on the mezzanine level of the station on the platform for Glenmont-bound Red Line trains, near the 12th and F Street entrance. The Grand Hyatt Washington is connected to Metro Center, as is downtown's only remaining department store, Macy's. During the mid-20th century, the area was the commercial heart of Washington, housing many department stores, theaters, offices, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Due to a combination of the racial disturbances associated with the 1968 riots, the opening of new suburban malls, and concentration of new commercial building near K Street–Farragut Square, the Metro Center area declined. It has been successfully redeveloped since. The Shops at National Place is an adjacent two-level dining/shopping complex.