Judiciary Square station
Washington Metro station
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Judiciary Square station 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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| Location | 450 F Street NW Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38.896084°N 77.016643°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Metrobus: D20, D24, D30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 18 racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | B02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | March 27, 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 2,575 daily[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 39 out of 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, 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]
Station layout
The station has two tracks with two 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.
Notable places nearby
- Federal courthouses: United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, United States Tax Court
- Municipal buildings: H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and One Judiciary Square
- United States Department of Labor
- Fraternal Order of Police Headquarters
- Government Accountability Office
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington Field Office
- Georgetown University Law Center
- National Building Museum
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
- United States Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters
