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]
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
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Headquarters
- National Building Museum
- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
- United States Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters
References
- ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "JUDICIARY SQUARE (Reservation No. 7)" (PDF). HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ Franklin, Ben (March 15, 1976). "Washington's Subway Will Start Limited Service". New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
- ^ "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
External links
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Judiciary Square Station
- F Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 4th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
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