Capitol South (Washington Metro)

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Capitol South
Station statistics
Address	355 First Street, Southeast Washington, DC 20003
Lines	Blue Line, Orange Line
Other service	Silver Line (planned)
Platforms	Center platform
Tracks	two
Other information
Opened	July 1, 1977
Accessible
Code	D05
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Services
Previous station   Washington Metro   Next station Federal Center SW toward Franconia-Springfield   Blue   Eastern Market toward Largo Town Center Federal Center SW toward Vienna/Fairfax-GMU   Orange   Eastern Market toward New Carrollton Federal Center SW toward Route 772   Silver   Eastern Market toward Stadium-Armory

Capitol South is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue and Orange Lines. It is also on the planned Silver Line route.

The station is located in Southeast Washington on 1st Street SE, with entrances at C Street and D Street. As this is the nearest station to the US Capitol and the Library of Congress, it is quite popular with tourists. Service began on July 1, 1977.

Contents 1 Notable places nearby 2 Incidents 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Notable places nearby

• United States Capitol complex:
  • United States Capitol
  • House Office Buildings
  • Congressional Subway
• United States Supreme Court
• Library of Congress
• Folger Shakespeare Library
• Republican National Committee

[edit] Incidents

In January 2007, the station was closed temporarily when a person was struck by a train.

[edit] References

WMATA Article on station closing, calls the station "Capitol Heights" but route description fits Capitol South

[edit] External links

• WMATA: Capitol South Station
• StationMasters Online: Capitol South Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Capitol South Station

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