Stadium–Armory is a

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station located in

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The station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the

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(WMATA). Stadium–Armory serves the

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and

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Lines. It is a

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station, as this is the last station shared by the three lines before the lines diverge going east; east of the station, all three lines rise above ground onto elevated track to cross over the Anacostia River. At the diverge point, the Orange Line continues above ground veering northbound, and the Blue and Silver Lines continue eastbound entering a tunnel.

Location

The Stadium–Armory station serves the

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and

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neighborhoods. It also serves the

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neighborhood's eastern edge, which has been re-established as "Hill East". It was adjacent to the now-defunct

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, which was the former home of the

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soccer team, the

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, and the

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, as well as of the second Washington Senators franchise before their relocation to Texas in 1972. The station also serves the

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, and

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, which is both a popular venue for shows and entertainment and the headquarters of the

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. Together with the Potomac Avenue station, Stadium-Armory is one of two Metro stations within walking distance of

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. Before its closure in 2001, D.C. General Hospital was served by the Stadium–Armory station. With the redevelopment of the former

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campus into a

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waterfront neighborhood, the Hill East neighborhood around the Stadium–Armory station will be in transition for the first few decades of the twenty-first century. Additionally, with the move of

to a new soccer-specific stadium,

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, in the

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area of Washington in July 2018, the future of RFK Stadium is uncertain, with the possibility of demolition lingering over the 1960s-era facility. As of July, 2022, EventsDC announced the demolition of RFK Stadium to be completed by 2023.

History

The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of of rail between

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and

. Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978. Since then, the station has been the last underground station on the eastern end of the Orange Line, while Ballston-MU is the last on the western end. In 1979, the D.C. Armory requested that the station name be changed to "Starplex", For Stadium Armory Complex, but that request was ignored by the Metro Board. Stadium–Armory would also serve as the eastern terminus of the Blue line from its opening through the opening of its extension to on November 22, 1980. The station was supposed to be the Silver Line's eastern terminus, but in December 2012, due to safety concerns regarding a

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between this station and (the first station to the east on the Orange Line), Metro officials decided to extend the line into nearby

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to , which is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line. Silver Line service at Stadium-Armory began on July 26, 2014. Between May 28 and September 5, 2022, all Orange Line trains were terminating at Stadium–Armory station due to the Platform Improvement Project which closed stations north of Stadium–Armory station. On weekends, all Blue and Silver Line trains were terminating Stadium–Armory while Orange Line trains were cutback to due to Ariel structure repairs along the D route.

Transformer fire

On September 21, 2015, a

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caught fire near the station, causing severe delays. The reduced power as a result of the loss of the transformer caused WMATA to implement strategies to combat congestion in the system. This included having Orange and Silver line trains skip the Stadium–Armory station during rush hours, but service had been restored as of November.

Station layout

Stadium-Armory is an

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station with two tracks. Track D1 is for eastbound trains to New Carrollton or Largo Town Center, and track D2 is for westbound trains to

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, Franconia–Springfield, or

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. An indicator sign at the north end of the station flashes to inform passengers of the arriving train's destination, showing Orange for New Carrollton, and Blue and Silver for Largo Town Center. This feature is only used at final transfer stations; another example being

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. The station has two entrances along 19th Street SE; the north entrance at Independence Avenue and the south entrance between C & Burke Streets SE. Elevator access is at the south entrance.

Notable places nearby

* Eastern High School * Kingman and Heritage Islands Park *

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* National Arboretum is accessible via B2 Metrobus

References

External links

* The Schumin Web Transit Center
Stadium–Armory Station

C Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

Independence Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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