Federal Center SW is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Blue and Orange Lines.
The station is located at 3rd and D Streets, in an area of Southwest known as the Southwest Federal Center, for the many federal buildings found there. Service began on July 1, 1977.
In preliminary maps this was named Voice of America station, after the government-owned radio service located a block away. In recognition of the possibility that VOA might move or the radio service might change its name in the years to come, the Metro facility instead got a more generic name.
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Station name plaque |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Coffered arches along the ceiling and side walls of the station. Note the whiteness of the arches. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Street escalator undergoing rehabilitation, as viewed from the mezzanine level. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Street escalator undergoing rehabilitation. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Station entrance pylon. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Escalator entrance. Note that center escalator is undergoing rehabilitation. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Escalator undergoing rehabilitation. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Coffered arches along the ceiling and side walls of the station. Note the whiteness of the arches, as well as the missing panel in one of the coffers. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 |
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Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2002-04-13 Comments: Outbound track, service to Addison Road. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2004-07-07 Comments: Three days after July 4, the entrance to Federal Center SW still sports the banner for the special service that Metro ran on that day. Blue Line trains normally serve Federal Center SW, but in order to send more trains to Vienna on July 4, only Orange Line trains serve Federal Center SW on July 4. Based on the banner, Metro is trying to get people to avoid transfers, as Green and Yellow Line patrons are urged to walk to L'Enfant Plaza station and board their trains there. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2004-07-07 Comments: Station entrance pylon. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2004-07-07 Comments: Inbound end of station as seen from the mezzanine escalators. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2004-07-07 Comments: Outbound view from underneath the mezzanine. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Outbound view of station. Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Outbound end of station. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Mezzanine escalators. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series (closest to camera), CAF (last pair) Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Inbound view of station from mezzanine. Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: View of inbound end of station, seen from the mezzanine. Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: CAF Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Station manager kiosk. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Station entrance pylon. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Street entrance. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Station name over escalators. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Farecard vending machines. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Train is on outbound track. 5087 is locked off and out of service. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5086 (left), CAF 5087 (right) Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: Outbound end of station, viewed from the platform. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: View towards inbound end of station, showing the elevator to the mezzanine. |
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Location: Federal Center SW Date: 2010-05-01 Comments: View towards inbound end of station, showing the elevator to the mezzanine. |
