Federal Center SW station explained

Federal Center SW
Style:	WMATA
Symbol:	orange
Symbol2:	silver
Symbol3:	blue
Symbol Location:	washington
Address:	401 Third St SW
Borough:	Washington, D.C.
Platform:	1 island platform
Tracks:	2
Structure:	Underground
Bicycle:	2 racks
Passengers:	1,836 daily^[1]
Pass Year:	2023
Pass Rank:	54 out of 98
Accessible:	Yes
Code:	D04
Owned:	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Custom:	Shape: none Line: none Marker: rail-metro Marker-Color: 000 Zoom: 15

Federal Center SW station is a Washington Metro station in an area known as the Southwest Federal Center in Washington, D.C., United States. The island-platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and is located on the Orange, Silver, and Blue Lines. The station is located at 3rd and D Streets.

History

In preliminary maps, this was named Voice of America station, after the government-owned radio service located a block away. In September 1971, Department of Health, Education and Welfare secretary Eliot Richardson suggested the current name, noting that "The Voice of America is by far the smallest agency in the Southwest area". The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of ^[2] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations. Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978. Silver Line service at Federal Center SW began on July 26, 2014.^[3]

From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the Inauguration of Joe Biden.^[7]

Notable places nearby

• Museum of the Bible
• National Air and Space Museum
• National Museum of the American Indian
• United States Botanic Garden
• Several federal government buildings, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Health and Human Services, NASA, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Voice of America radio and television studios, and the Ford House Office Building.

External links

• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Federal Center SW Station
• 3rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

38.885°N -77.0156°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Metrorail Ridership Summary . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . February 10, 2024.
2. Web site: Sequence of Metrorail openings . 2017 . Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . 3 . March 30, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180702201723/https://www.wmata.com/about/upload/Metro-Facts-2017-FINAL.pdf . July 2, 2018 . dead .
3. News: All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time . Halsey . Ashley . July 26, 2014 . The Washington Post . July 8, 2016.
4. Web site: Special Covid-19 System Map . . May 24, 2020 . March 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327192846/https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/2019-System-Map-COVID-19-stations-FINAL.pdf . dead .
5. Web site: Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic . March 23, 2020 . . May 24, 2020.
6. Web site: Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday WMATA . www.wmata.com . 22 June 2020.
7. Web site: Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures WMATA . www.wmata.com . 13 January 2021.