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Judiciary Square
WMATA Red.svg
Judiciary Square Metro Station 2012.JPG
General information
Location450 F Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′46″N 77°01′00″W / 38.896084°N 77.016643°W / 38.896084; -77.016643Coordinates: 38°53′46″N 77°01′00″W / 38.896084°N 77.016643°W / 38.896084; -77.016643
Owned byWMATA
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: D6
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 18 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeB02
History
OpenedMarch 27, 1976; 46 years ago (March 27, 1976)
Passengers
20221,753 daily[1]
Rank44th
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro Following station
Gallery Place Red Line Union Station
toward Glenmont
Location

Judiciary Square is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. It is located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of the city, with entrances at 4th and D Street and 5th and F Street. It serves the many courthouses and municipal buildings in the area. The 5th and F Street entrance is located in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which incorporates the escalators and elevators into its architecture.[2]

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern border with Virginia, and borders Maryland to its north and east. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father, commanding general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and the district is named for Columbia, the female personification of the nation.

Red Line (Washington Metro)

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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is in Washington, D.C., at Judiciary Square, adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Museum. It honors 23,229 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout American history. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) was established by former US Representative Mario Biaggi (D-NY), a 23-year New York City police veteran.

History

Service began on March 27, 1976.[3] This station is also the birthplace of the Metro, as the initial groundbreaking was held here on December 9, 1969.[4]

During a September 2012 refurbishment of the station, new signage was installed. Similar signage can be found at the Gallery Place, NoMa–Gallaudet U station, Morgan Boulevard, Grosvenor-Strathmore, and Largo Town Center stations. It is the only station with two-sided platforms with elevators between each platform and street.

From March 26 to June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.[5][6][7]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2021 Inauguration.[8]

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Gallery Place station

Gallery Place station

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NoMa–Gallaudet U station

NoMa–Gallaudet U station

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Station layout

The station has 2 tracks with 2 side platforms and a mezzanine on either end. Each mezzanine has fare gates and escalators reaching the street level. At the northwest end of the platforms, a pair of elevators directly serve the platforms, each with a single fare gate and ticket machine.

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare control, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level
Side platform
Westbound WMATA Red.svg toward Grosvenor–Strathmore or Shady Grove (Gallery Place)
Eastbound WMATA Red.svg toward Silver Spring or Glenmont (Union Station)
Side platform

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Side platform

Side platform

A side platform is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines. Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track.

Red Line (Washington Metro)

Red Line (Washington Metro)

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Grosvenor–Strathmore station

Grosvenor–Strathmore station

Grosvenor–Strathmore is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro in North Bethesda, Maryland. Grosvenor–Strathmore is the last above-ground station for Glenmont-bound Red Line trains until NoMa-Gallaudet U; south of the station, trains cross over the Capital Beltway before descending underground. It is one of a number of stations on the Rockville Pike corridor in Montgomery County.

Shady Grove station

Shady Grove station

Shady Grove is a Washington Metro station in Derwood in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on December 15, 1984 as part of a four-stop extension of the line from Grosvenor–Strathmore station out to Shady Grove. The station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).

Gallery Place station

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Silver Spring station (Maryland)

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Glenmont station

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Union Station (Washington Metro)

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Notable places nearby

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E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse

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United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

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H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse

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The H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse is a courthouse of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia located at 500 Indiana Avenue NW, in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia City Hall

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District of Columbia City Hall, also known as "Old City Hall" and the "District of Columbia Courthouse", is a historic building at Judiciary Square in downtown Washington, D.C. facing Indiana Avenue. Originally built for the offices of the government of the District of Columbia, the District's courthouse was subsequently used as a Federal courthouse, and was the scene of several notable criminal trials including those of three accused presidential assassins. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960. It now houses the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

One Judiciary Square

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One Judiciary Square is a highrise office building at 441 Fourth Street NW in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Designed by architect Vlastimil Koubek, the building is 129.67 feet (39.52 m) tall and has approximately 10 floors. Its construction ended in 1990.

Fraternal Order of Police

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Government Accountability Office

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Georgetown University Law Center

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National Building Museum

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The National Building Museum is located at 401 F Street NW in Washington, D.C. It is a museum of "architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning". It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private non-profit institution; it is adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and the Judiciary Square Metro station. The museum hosts various temporary exhibits in galleries around the spacious Great Hall.

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial is in Washington, D.C., at Judiciary Square, adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Museum. It honors 23,229 U.S. law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty throughout American history. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) was established by former US Representative Mario Biaggi (D-NY), a 23-year New York City police veteran.

United States Army Corps of Engineers

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Source: "Judiciary Square station", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 12th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_Square_station.

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References
  1. ^ "Rail Ridership Data Viewer". WMATA. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "JUDICIARY SQUARE (Reservation No. 7)" (PDF). HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Franklin, Ben (March 15, 1976). "Washington's Subway Will Start Limited Service". New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Eisen, Jack (December 10, 1969). "Ground Is Broken On Metro, Job Let: Earth Is Turned On Metro, Job Let". The Washington Post. p. 1. ProQuest 143602416.
  5. ^ "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. ^ "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  7. ^ "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
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