Metro Center is the central hub station of the Metrorail rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. Metro Center was one of the original Metro stations, and service began on March 27, 1976.
Metro Center is on the Blue, Orange, and Red Lines, and is a transfer station between the Red Line and the already-joined Blue and Orange Lines.
The mezzanine (upper) level of the station contains side platforms for Red Line trains traveling towards Glenmont and towards Shady Grove. Orange Line and Blue Lines trains traveling in both directions share a center platform on the station's lower level.
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Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2000-11-24 Comments: Early version of Passenger Information Display System display indicating that an Orange Line train to Vienna will be arriving in one minute. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2000-11-24 Comments: Service to Vienna. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000-Series Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-03-10 Comments: Workers service one of two elevators that run between the lower level and the upper level. Both platform elevators were completely replaced later in the year. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-03-10 |
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Vehicle: Rohr Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-03-10 |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Crowds head up the escalator to Red Line trains and the surface above. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Passengers mill about on the lower level of Metro Center, waiting for their train. |
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Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-06-23 Comments: The base of what formerly was a platform pylon, near the escalators on the lower level. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5094 Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-08-28 |
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Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-10-17 Comments: Westbound tracks. |
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Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-10-17 Comments: Westbound tracks. |
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Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2004-11-04 Comments: In late 2004, both platform escalators at Metro Center were completely rehabilitated. At the time of this photo, the work was in its final stages. |
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Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2005-10-26 Comments: Strip map on platform pylon displaying the originally-intended Blue Line terminus of Huntington. |
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Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: PIDS screen showing an Orange Line train with a destination of West Falls Church. This is likely due to mid-day track work. |
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Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2007-01-23 Comments: Elevator from lower level to Glenmont platform for the Red Line. Older signage dating between 1991 and 1998 is visible, showing Wheaton as final Red Line destinatation, before the line to Glenmont opened. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3279 (left), Breda 3020 (right) Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2007-01-23 Comments: Car numbering on two Breda rehab sets. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2009-03-07 Comments: Train is on New Carrollton/Largo-bound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3007 (left), Breda 3229 (right) Service: WMATA Orange Line Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2009-03-07 Comments: Train is on New Carrollton/Largo-bound track. |
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Vehicle: Alstom Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Metro Center (Lower Level) Date: 2009-03-07 Comments: Train is on New Carrollton/Largo-bound track. |
