Southern Avenue (Washington Metro)

Southern Avenue
Location	1141 Southern Avenue Temple Hills, MD 20748
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 30S, 32, A2, A32, D12, D13, D14, NH1, P12, P18, P19, W1, W2, W14 TheBus: 33, 35, 37
Construction
Structure type	Open-cut
Parking	1,980 spaces
Bicycle facilities	14 racks, 40 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	F08
History
Opened	January 13, 2001; 16 years ago (2001-01-13)
Traffic
Passengers (2016)	4,612 daily   3.7%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Naylor Road toward Branch Avenue Green Line Congress Heights toward Greenbelt

Southern Avenue is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Green Line, the station is located on the southern side of Southern Avenue, putting it just outside the District of Columbia, opposite Valley Terrace. Southern Avenue is the first station in Maryland going southeast on the Green Line. Although this station is open-cut, and the next station east (railroad south) (Naylor Road) is elevated, there is an underground section of the Green Line's tracks between these two stations; additionally, the Southern Avenue station descends into a tunnel at its western (railroad northern) end.

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995, and the station opened on January 13, 2001. Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of rail southeast of the Anacostia station and the opening of the Branch Avenue, Congress Heights, Naylor Road and Suitland stations.

This station provides service to the National Harbor via Metrobus route NH1 and TheBus route 35.

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