Potomac Avenue station

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| name = Potomac Avenue

| style = WMATA

| image = Potomac Avenue Metro Station.jpg

| symbol = orange

| symbol2 = silver

| symbol3 = blue

| symbol_location = washington

| image_caption = Station view of Potomac Avenue in April 2010

| address = 700 14th Street SE

| borough = Washington, D.C.

| connections = {{Unbulleted list

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| {{bike icon}} Anacostia Riverwalk Trail

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| platform = 1 island platform

| tracks = 2

| structure = Underground

| parking =

| bicycle = Capital Bikeshare, 4 racks

| passengers = 1,677 daily{{cite web |title=Metrorail Ridership Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/ridership-portal/Metrorail-Ridership-Summary.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |access-date=February 11, 2024}}

| pass_year = 2023

| pass_rank = 63 out of 98

| opened = {{start date and age|July 1, 1977}}

| rebuilt =

| accessible = Yes

| code = D07

| owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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Potomac Avenue station is an island-platformed Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on July 1, 1977,{{Citation |last =Feaver |first =Douglas B. |title = Today, Metro could be U.S. model |newspaper = The Washington Post |page = A1 |date =July 1, 1977}} and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station currently provides service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines. The station serves a dense residential area of Southeast Washington around Potomac Avenue and is located at 14th and G Streets.

History

The station's opening coincided with the completion of {{convert|11.8|mi|km}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf |title=Sequence of Metrorail openings |author=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=July 2009 |access-date=July 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113082838/http://wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf |archive-date=January 13, 2010 |df=mdy-all }} of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Capitol South, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Rosslyn, Smithsonian, and Stadium–Armory stations.{{Citation |last =Staff Reporters |title =Metro's newest stations: Where they are, what's nearby |newspaper = The Washington Post |date =June 24, 1977}} Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.{{Citation |last =Eisen |first =Jack |author2=John Feinstein |title =City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line |newspaper =The Washington Post |page = D1 |date =November 18, 1978}} Silver Line service at Potomac Avenue began on July 26, 2014.{{cite news |last1=Halsey III |first1=Ashley |last2=Aratani |first2=Lori |date=July 28, 2014 |last3=Duggan |first3=Paul |title=All aboard! Metro's new Silver Line rolls down the tracks for the first time. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/all-aboard-metros-new-silver-line-rolls-down-the-tracks-for-the-first-time/2014/07/26/238aaa68-14cc-11e4-8936-26932bcfd6ed_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=November 21, 2014 }}

On February 1, 2023, 64-year-old transit worker Robert Cunningham was killed and three others were injured in an incident involving a gunman. The attacker started an altercation on a bus, followed a passenger off and shot him in the legs, then went down to the station and shot another person in the before he confronted a woman. A transit worker tried to protect the woman and was shot. The attacker, Isaiah Trotman, was taken into custody and hospitalized. According to police records and his lawyer, Trotman has a criminal history and struggles with mental illness. Trotman was enrolled in a behavioral program but had not been seen for over a week prior to the shooting. He had been charged with several drug-related crimes in Pennsylvania in April 2022 and was awaiting sentencing after a plea deal.{{Cite web |last=Segraves |first=Mark |date=February 2, 2023 |title=Suspect in Deadly Metro Shooting Rampage Has History of Mental Illness |url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/suspect-in-deadly-metro-shooting-rampage-has-history-of-mental-illness/3270173/ |access-date=2023-02-04 |website=NBC4 Washington |language=en-US}}

Notable places nearby

Congressional Cemetery, 3 blocks northeast on Potomac Avenue

References

External links

File:Potomac Avenue Metro headhouse 2017.jpg

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The Schumin Web Transit Center: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090329235916/http://transit.schuminweb.com/transit/wmata/blue-line.php?station=D07 Potomac Ave Station]
[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.881195,-76.985246&spn=0.003975,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.880812,-76.985508&panoid=EMkfIXrtsYnR3q9RXImM4w&cbp=12,75.2,,0,6.13 14th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View]

Category:Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.

Category:Stations on the Blue Line (Washington Metro)

Category:Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)

Category:Stations on the Silver Line (Washington Metro)

Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1977

Category:1977 establishments in Washington, D.C.

Category:Capitol Hill

Category:Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.