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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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2000-11-24 Comments: Upper level ceiling vault, seen from Glenmont-side stairs from the lower level. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2002-09-28 Comments: Artwork on the upper level of Metro Center, entitled Scenes of Washington. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2003-04-12 Comments: Intersection of the ceiling vaults at Metro Center. This is considered by many to be the high point of Metro's architecture. A similar feature can be found at Gallery Pl-Chinatown and L'Enfant Plaza stations. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: A Glenmont-bound train services the station. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: View towards Shady Grove end of station, seen from Glenmont platform. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: With Metro Center being one of the original stations from the system's 1976 opening, some things have needed to be changed over the years. On this pylon strip map, Union Station's former name of "Union Station-Visitor Center" was changed, as the station is now just "Union Station", and the yellow dot at Fort Totten has been painted out, since it was later determined that the Yellow Line, originally intended to go all the way to Greenbelt, would terminate at Mt. Vernon Square. Since this photo was taken, Yellow Line service was extended to Fort Totten during off-peak hours, rendering the yellow dot at Fort Totten relevant again. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-06-05 Comments: Train is on Glenmont-bound track. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Station entrance pylon, F and 12th Street entrance. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Sign indicating that the elevator is out of service, and directions on how to call for shuttle bus service. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-07-21 Comments: Glenmont platform. |
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Vehicle: Rohr 1220 Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Train is on Glenmont-bound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr 1220, CAF Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Due to a sick passenger at Farragut North, trains were single-tracking through Gallery Place-Chinatown, Metro Center, and Farragut North. As such, the CAF train on the left is a Shady Grove train, single-tracking and servicing Metro Center from the the Glenmont side. The Rohr train at right on the Shady Grove track is actually stuck, unable to proceed to Farragut North due to the sick passenger. As such, that train was offloaded and put out of service. It is unknown why the train "changed ends", as the train did not reverse direction. |
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Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Tunnel between Metro Center and Gallery Place-Chinatown, showing the Glenmont-bound track. The red lights visible in the distance are the outside door indicator lights of a train on the inbound platform at Gallery Pl-Chinatown. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: A CAF train boards passengers to Shady Grove, while a Glenmont-bound train arrives in the station. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Train is departing the station on the Glenmont-bound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series (left), Rohr 1019 (right) Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Rohr 1019, at right, boards passengers to Glenmont, while a Breda 3000-series train boards passengers to Shady Grove. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-08-28 Comments: PIDS screen indicating that a Red Line train to Union Station has arrived. This particular train was actually terminating at Judiciary Square rather than Union Station, but due to the lack of a destination code for Judiciary Square, trains used the Union Station destination code, and displayed "SPECIAL" on the train signs. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Category: Rohr Cars Date: 2004-08-28 Comments: "SPECIAL" signage on Red Line train to Judiciary Square. This train was signed as "SPECIAL" because no destination code exists for Judiciary Square. |
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Vehicle: Breda Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-09-21 Comments: View from the 13th and G Street mezzanine, facing the Shady Grove end of the station. A Glenmont-bound train is arriving in the station. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-11-24 Comments: "Metro Matters To Me" artwork created by students attending local schools. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2004-12-08 Comments: Ribbons and Jewels sconces adjacent to the Metro sales office. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2005-02-09 Comments: Scenes of Washington as seen from close range. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2005-04-27 Comments: Station entrance pylon, 13th Street entrance. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2005-07-20 Comments: Electrical problems at Metro Center during the summer of 2005 led to darkness on the Shady Grove side of the upper level. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2005-07-20 Comments: As can be seen here, the darkness begins just beyond Metro Center's signature crossvault. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2005-08-17 Comments: Metro later put up temporary lighting in this area of the station, but it did not do a lot in lighting up the platform. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2005-09-24 Comments: Station manager kiosk, faregates, and Metro sales office at the 12th and F Street NW entrance. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2005-11-09 Comments: Artwork on the ceiling above a street escalator. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Category: CAF Cars Date: 2006-02-28 Comments: A train at Metro Center shows "RED" on its side destination sign instead of an actual destination. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2006-07-18 Comments: Train is on the Shady Grove-bound track. |
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Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2006-08-17 Comments: Unusual markings on one of the bomb-resistant trash cans. Most of these cans contained no markings. This one had "TRASH" written on the top, and a white border around the opening. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Metro Center (Upper Level) Date: 2007-09-30 Comments: Train to Glenmont on the Shady Grove tracks due to single-track operations caused by a downed train on the line. |
