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Federal Triangle station - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 38°53′38″N 77°01′43″W / 38.893814°N 77.028515°W

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Federal Triangle

Station platform in January 2004

General information

Location

302 12th Street NW
Washington, D.C.

Owned by

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Platforms

1 island platform

Tracks

Connections

Construction

Structure type

Underground

Bicycle facilities

20 racks

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Station code

D01

History

Opened

July 1, 1977; 47 years ago

Passengers

2023

3,050 daily^[1]

Rank

29 out of 98

Services

Preceding station		Following station
Metro Center toward Vienna	Orange Line	Smithsonian toward New Carrollton
Metro Center toward Ashburn	Silver Line	Smithsonian toward Downtown Largo
Metro Center toward Franconia–Springfield	Blue Line	Smithsonian toward Downtown Largo

Location

Federal Triangle station is a Washington Metro station 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). Providing service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines, the station's entrance is beneath the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building.

History

The station opened on July 1, 1977.^[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)^[3] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations.^[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.^[5] Silver Line service at Federal Triangle began on July 26, 2014.^[6]

On January 13, 1982, an eastbound Metro train on the Orange Line derailed just east of the station resulting in three fatalities, the first fatalities in the system's history.^[7]

From March 26, 2020 until June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the Inauguration of Joe Biden.^[11]

Location

The station serves an area of Washington crowded with federal buildings, on 12th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue NW and Constitution Avenue NW, including the triangular area formed by 15th Street, Constitution, and Pennsylvania known as Federal Triangle, from which the station takes its name. The triangle includes such federal buildings as the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, the Herbert C. Hoover Building (Department of Commerce), and the buildings of the Internal Revenue Service and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Station layout

Federal Triangle utilizes the simple island platform layout. There are two tracks: track D1 is used for trains bound for New Carrollton and Largo, and track D2 is used for trains going to Franconia–Springfield, Vienna and Ashburn.^[12] As with all stations on the Metro, there are platform edge lights to warn passengers of incoming trains. In 2008, WMATA installed red-colored LED lights at Federal Triangle and centrally-located stations after a successful pilot at Gallery Place.^[13] There is a coffered barrel-vault ceiling at Federal Triangle, as is typical of other Washington Metro stations built at that time.

There is only one entrance to the platform level, located slightly south of the center of the platform.^[14] Escalators from this mezzanine level lead to the plaza of the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building.

In popular culture

The station was featured in the 2007 film Breach ^{[citation needed]}.

Notable places nearby

Several federal government buildings in and near the Federal Triangle
- William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building (United States Environmental Protection Agency headquarters
  - Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
- Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building (Department of Justice headquarters)
- Herbert C. Hoover Building (Department of Commerce headquarters)
  - National Aquarium in Washington, D.C.
  - White House Visitor Center
- Environmental Protection Agency
- J. Edgar Hoover Building (Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters)
- Old Post Office (Waldorf=Astoria Hotel)
- Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Freedom Plaza
National World War I Memorial
National Mall
- Several Smithsonian Institution museums on the Mall, including the National Museum of American History and National Museum of Natural History

References

^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
^ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). WMATA. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post, June 24, 1977
^ Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
^ Halsey, Ashley (July 26, 2014). "All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
^ Stephen J. Lynton (January 14, 1982). "Metro Train Derails; 3 Die".
^ "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^ "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
^ "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ "John R Cambron track maps". Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
^ "Metro installing more red platform edge lights" (Press release). WMATA. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ "Blue line". NYCSubway. Retrieved September 11, 2008.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Federal Triangle (WMATA station).

WMATA Federal Triangle station page

The Schumin Web Transit Center: Federal Triangle Station
12th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

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Public art	Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain Bearing Witness Federal Triangle Flowers Guardianship Heritage Man Controlling Trade Past Present Statue of Alexander Robey Shepherd Statue of Nathan Hale
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