Foggy Bottom–GWU station
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Location | 2301 I Street, NW, Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°54′03″N 77°03′02″W / 38.900842°N 77.050426°WCoordinates: 38°54′03″N 77°03′02″W / 38.900842°N 77.050426°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | ![]() ![]() Georgetown–Union Station ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 10 racks and 20 lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | C04 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | July 1, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 | 6,865 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Foggy Bottom–GWU Kennedy Center is an Washington Metro station in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The island-platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue, Silver, and Orange Lines, the station is located on I Street on the George Washington University (GWU) campus. It is the last westbound station in the District of Columbia on these lines before they dive under the Potomac River to Virginia.
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History
The station opened on July 1, 1977.[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)[3] of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations.[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.[5]
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Station layout
Foggy Bottom–GWU uses a simple island platform layout: one platform with a track on each side. Track C1 carries eastbound trains to New Carrollton and Largo Town Center whilst track C2 is used by westbound trains to Vienna and Franconia–Springfield.[6] As with all stations on the Metro, there are platform edge lights to warn passengers of incoming trains. In 2008, the WMATA installed red-colored LED lights at Foggy Bottom–GWU and other busy stations after a successful pilot at Gallery Place.[7] There is a 22 coffer "waffle vault" ceiling at Foggy Bottom–GWU as it was one of the first stations to be built in the system; later underground stations abandoned this design for a simpler concrete arch.
There is a single mezzanine located at the center of the platform.[8] Escalators from here allow passengers to descend to platform level or to the sole entrance and exit of the station at the northwestern corner of I and 23rd Streets.[9] A total of two elevators and six escalators (three between the street and mezzanine and three between the mezzanine and platform) are currently in use at the station.[10]
G | Street level | Exit/entrance, buses |
M | Mezzanine | Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent |
P Platform level |
Westbound | ← ![]() ← ![]() ← ![]() |
Island platform | ||
Eastbound | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Location
Foggy Bottom–GWU serves the neighborhood of Foggy Bottom and the campus of The George Washington University. It is also the nearest station to the Georgetown neighborhood. The station is located at 23rd and I streets in Northwest, just south of Washington Circle, and at the front entrance to the George Washington University Hospital. Service began on July 1, 1977. The World Bank is located one block south and eight blocks east at Pennsylvania Avenue and 18th Street and The Watergate is slightly more than .75 miles (1.2 km) southwest of the station.[9] Slightly south of The Watergate is the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[9]
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Notable places nearby
- George Washington University Hospital
- School Without Walls
- Harry S Truman Building (United States Department of State)
- Lincoln Memorial
- Georgetown
- Downtown
- Washington Circle
- George Washington University
- Kennedy Center
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Source: "Foggy Bottom–GWU station", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 9th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foggy_Bottom–GWU_station.
Further Reading
Foggy Bottom

Farragut North station

Cleveland Park station

Friendship Heights station

Gallery Place station

Crystal City station (Washington Metro)

Court House station

Rosslyn station

Farragut West station

McPherson Square station

Federal Triangle station

Smithsonian station

King Street–Old Town station

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station

Arlington Cemetery station

L'Enfant Plaza station

Federal Center SW station

Capitol South station
References
- ^ "Rail Ridership Data Viewer". WMATA. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ Feaver, Douglas B. (July 1, 1977), "Today, Metro could be U.S. model", The Washington Post, p. A1
- ^ "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). WMATA. 2017. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby", The Washington Post, June 24, 1977
- ^ Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post, p. D1
- ^ "John R Cambron track maps". Archived from the original on September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ "Metro installing more red platform edge lights" (Press release). WMATA. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Blue line". NYCSubway. Retrieved September 11, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Station Vicinity Map: Foggy Bottom–GWU" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "Elevator & Escalator Service Status". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
External links

- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Foggy Bottom–GWU Station
- 23rd Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
Categories
- 1977 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Articles with short description
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Coordinates on Wikidata
- Foggy Bottom
- George Washington University buildings and structures
- Railway stations in Washington, D.C., at university and college campuses
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1977
- Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Stations on the Blue Line (Washington Metro)
- Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)
- Stations on the Silver Line (Washington Metro)
- Use mdy dates from March 2018
- Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.
- Washington Metro stations located underground
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