Congress Heights is an
island-platformed
Washington Metro station in the
Congress Heights
Congress Heights is a residential neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., in the United States. The irregularly shaped neighborhood is bounded by the St. Elizabeths Hospital campus, Lebaum Street SE, 4th Street SE, and Newcomb Street SE on ...
neighborhood of
Washington, D.C.
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United States
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. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA ), commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington metropolitan area. WMATA was created by the United States Con ...
(WMATA). Providing service for only the
Green Line, the station is located at Alabama Avenue and 13th Street, lying under
St. Elizabeths Hospital. Congress Heights is the last Green Line station in the
District of Columbia
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going southeast.
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 of rail southeast of the
Anacostia station and the opening of the
Branch Avenue,
Naylor Road,
Southern Avenue, and
Suitland stations.
Congress Heights is the closest metro station to the
Entertainment and Sports Arena
The Entertainment and Sports Arena is a multi-purpose events facility, located on the St. Elizabeths East Campus, in Congress Heights, a residential neighborhood in southeast Washington, D.C.
The arena is home to the Washington Mystics of the ...
, home to the
Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference ...
of the
WNBA and the
Capital City Go-Go
The Capital City Go-Go is an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Washington, D.C., and are affiliated with the Washington Wizards. The Go-Go play their home games at the St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports ...
of the
NBA G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005, and the NBA De ...
.
Station layout
Congress Heights is the southernmost underground station on the Green Line and features an
island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
with escalator entrances on either side of Alabama Avenue. A
park and ride
A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, rail system ( ...
and
bus bay
A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...
s are located adjacent to the northern entrance.
References
External links
* The Schumin Web Transit Center
Congress Heights StationAlabama Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Congress Heights
Stations on the Green Line (Washington Metro)
Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.
Railway stations in the United States opened in 2001
2001 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.
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