Corridor to 13th Street entrance. Painted murals depict African-American musicians dancing in the street, a homage to U Street's cultural heritage
U Street station has a single island platform with entrances at either end, leading from U Street at 10th and 13th Streets. Like nearly all non-interchange stations on the Metro, there are two tracks: trains using track E1 head to Greenbelt, while those on E2 are bound for Branch Avenue. This station was among the last to feature the 22-coffer "waffle" ceiling vault design.
Plans for rapid transit prior to the creation of WMATA in February 1967 focused on the needs of commuters while neglecting some of the District's less affluent neighborhoods.[2] Riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 destroyed much of the commercial district around 14th and U Streets and planners hoped that adding a subway stop in that area would stimulate redevelopment.[3] The original 1969 plan called for a line under 13th Street NW with just two stations. However, in 1970, the District of Columbia Council agreed to pay an additional $3 million to add a third station and reroute the Green Line under U Street, and then 14th Street NW.[4] Instead of opening in 1976, the first Green Line stations, including U Street, opened in 1991.[4]
Trains originally serviced this station as Yellow Line trains until Green Line service was formally introduced later that year.[5] Yellow Line service resumed in late 2006 as part of what was initially an 18-month experiment to extend that line to Fort Totten station during non-rush hours and weekends.
On June 10, 2001, Metro Transit Police Officer Marlon C. Morales was killed in the line of duty at this station, while intervening in a fare dispute. A plaque exists outside the 13th Street entrance in his honor.[6]
"Cardozo" was added to the name just before opening, and refers to the nearby Cardozo High School. "African-Amer Civil War Memorial" was added in 1999 when the African American Civil War Memorial was completed at U Street and Vermont Ave NW. With this designation, this station had the longest name in the Metro system at 44 characters, while the shortest station names in the system belong to Takoma and McLean. On November 3, 2011, the station was renamed to "U Street" with "African American Civil War Memorial / Cardozo" as a subtitle.[7]
Since May 7, 2023, the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from Greenbelt to Mount Vernon Square, following its reopening after a nearly eight-month-long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L'Enfant Plaza. Thus, it no longer services this station.[8]
^Metro press release: Metro Transit Police to Honor Officer Marlon Morales With a Special Plaque at the U Street-African American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metrorail Station
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U Street station is a rapid transit station on the Green Line of the Washington Metro in the U Street neighborhood of Washington D C U StreetAfrican American Civil War Memorial CardozoU Street station platformGeneral informationLocation1240 U Street NWWashington D C Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityPlatforms1 island platformTracks2ConnectionsMetrobus 63 64 52 54 59 90 92 96ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundBicycle facilitiesCapital BikeshareAccessibleYesOther informationStation codeE03HistoryOpenedMay 11 1991 32 years ago May 11 1991 Previous namesU Street Cardozo 1991 1999 U Street African American Civil War Memorial Cardozo 1999 2011 U Street 2011 present Passengers20233 525 daily 1 Rank25 out of 98ServicesPreceding station Washington Metro Following stationShaw Howard Universitytoward Branch Avenue Green Line Columbia Heightstoward GreenbeltFormer servicesPreceding station Washington Metro Following stationShaw Howard Universitytoward Huntington Yellow Line Columbia Heightstoward GreenbeltLocationU Street station is located in northwest Washington and serves the U Street neighborhood nearby attractions include the Lincoln Theatre the historic restaurant Ben s Chili Bowl and several nightclubs including The Black Cat and the 9 30 Club The station is approximately five blocks east of the neighborhood of Adams Morgan Contents 1 Station layout 2 History 3 Notable places nearby 4 References 5 External linksStation layout edit nbsp Corridor to 13th Street entrance Painted murals depict African American musicians dancing in the street a homage to U Street s cultural heritageU Street station has a single island platform with entrances at either end leading from U Street at 10th and 13th Streets Like nearly all non interchange stations on the Metro there are two tracks trains using track E1 head to Greenbelt while those on E2 are bound for Branch Avenue This station was among the last to feature the 22 coffer waffle ceiling vault design G Street level Exit entrance busesM Mezzanine Fare gates ticket machines station agentPPlatform level Southbound nbsp toward Branch Avenue Shaw Howard University Island platformNorthbound nbsp toward Greenbelt Columbia Heights History editPlans for rapid transit prior to the creation of WMATA in February 1967 focused on the needs of commuters while neglecting some of the District s less affluent neighborhoods 2 Riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968 destroyed much of the commercial district around 14th and U Streets and planners hoped that adding a subway stop in that area would stimulate redevelopment 3 The original 1969 plan called for a line under 13th Street NW with just two stations However in 1970 the District of Columbia Council agreed to pay an additional 3 million to add a third station and reroute the Green Line under U Street and then 14th Street NW 4 Instead of opening in 1976 the first Green Line stations including U Street opened in 1991 4 Trains originally serviced this station as Yellow Line trains until Green Line service was formally introduced later that year 5 Yellow Line service resumed in late 2006 as part of what was initially an 18 month experiment to extend that line to Fort Totten station during non rush hours and weekends On June 10 2001 Metro Transit Police Officer Marlon C Morales was killed in the line of duty at this station while intervening in a fare dispute A plaque exists outside the 13th Street entrance in his honor 6 Cardozo was added to the name just before opening and refers to the nearby Cardozo High School African Amer Civil War Memorial was added in 1999 when the African American Civil War Memorial was completed at U Street and Vermont Ave NW With this designation this station had the longest name in the Metro system at 44 characters while the shortest station names in the system belong to Takoma and McLean On November 3 2011 the station was renamed to U Street with African American Civil War Memorial Cardozo as a subtitle 7 Since May 7 2023 the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from Greenbelt to Mount Vernon Square following its reopening after a nearly eight month long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L Enfant Plaza Thus it no longer services this station 8 Notable places nearby editAfrican American Civil War Memorial Ben s Chili Bowl The Black Cat Lincoln Theatre Meridian Hill Park 9 30 ClubReferences edit Metrorail Ridership Summary Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Retrieved February 8 2024 Schrag at p 106 Schrag at p 211 12 a b Schrag at p 213 world nycsubway org United States Washington D C Metro press release Metro Transit Police to Honor Officer Marlon Morales With a Special Plaque at the U Street African American Civil War Memorial Cardozo Metrorail Station Station names updated for new map Press release Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority November 3 2011 Archived from the original on November 5 2011 Retrieved February 18 2013 Metro s Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback WJLA TV Sinclair Broadcast Group May 7 2023 Retrieved May 7 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to U Street WMATA station WMATA U Street station pageThe Schumin Web Transit Center U Street Station 10th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View 13th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View 38 54 59 4 N 77 1 43 W 38 916500 N 77 02861 W 38 916500 77 02861 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title U Street station amp oldid 1209665600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
