Waterfront station (Washington Metro)

Waterfront (known as Waterfront–SEU from 1997 to 2011) is a Washington Metro station in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on December 28, 1991, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Waterfront is located in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood at the intersection of 4th and M Streets SW.

Waterfront
rapid transit station
Location399 M Street SW, Washington, D.C.
Owned byWMATA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metrobus: 74, A9, P6, V1
DC Circulator:
  Eastern Market–L'Enfant Plaza
MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
OmniRide Commuter
Loudoun County Transit
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Bicycle facilities10 racks, 12 lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeF04
History
OpenedDecember 28, 1991 (December 28, 1991)
Previous namesWaterfront (1991–1997)
Waterfront–SEU (1997–2011)
Passengers
20184,271 daily [1]  7.8%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Navy Yard–Ballpark
toward Branch Avenue
 Green Line L'Enfant Plaza
toward Greenbelt

Notable places nearby

History

Much of the physical construction of the station was complete by 1980,[2] and its opening was initially to occur in 1983.[3] However, due to litigation surrounding where the line would terminate in Prince George's County, planning and construction of the Green Line halted in 1981 and would not resume until 1985.[4] The station opened on December 28, 1991, and coincided with the completion of approximately 2.88 miles (4.63 km) of rail southeast of the L'Enfant Plaza station and the opening of the Anacostia and Navy Yard – Ballpark stations.[5]

Name changes

The station was renamed Waterfront–SEU in 1997, referring to the nearby Southeastern University. Southeastern University closed in 2009, and the station reverted to the Waterfront name on November 3, 2011.[6]

Station layout

The station has an island platform with a single escalator bank entrance north of the intersection of 4th and M Streets.

G Street level Exit/entrance, buses
M Mezzanine Fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Southbound ← toward Branch Avenue (Navy Yard–Ballpark)
Island platform
Northbound ← toward Greenbelt (L'Enfant Plaza) →
Entrance

References
  1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. Feaver, Douglas B. (December 13, 1980), "Metro board agrees to make Green Line a top priority", The Washington Post, p. B1
  3. Feaver, Douglas B. (November 19, 1978), "Metro completion expected in 10 years", The Washington Post, p. B10
  4. McQueen, Michel (March 17, 1982), "Judge blocks Metro route; Rosecroft shift", The Washington Post, p. C1
  5. Tousignant, Marylou (December 29, 1991), "After feuds, amid fanfare, Metro rolls into Anacostia", The Washington Post, p. B1
  6. "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 November 5, 2011.


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