Judiciary_Square_(Washington_Metro)

Judiciary Square station

Judiciary Square station

Washington Metro station

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]

Quick Facts General information, Location ...

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  2. [2]
    "JUDICIARY SQUARE (Reservation No. 7)" (PDF). HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Franklin, Ben (March 15, 1976). "Washington's Subway Will Start Limited Service". New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  4. [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. [5]
    "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Judiciary Square (WMATA station).
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Judiciary_Square_(Washington_Metro), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.