Gallery Place station

Gallery Place station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., United States, on the Green, Yellow and Red Lines. It is one of the 4 major transfer points, a transfer station between the Red Line on the upper level and the Green/Yellow Lines on the lower level.

Gallery Place
Chinatown
A Shady Grove bound Red Line train arrives at the upper level of the Gallery Place station in January 2010.
General information
Location630 H Street NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′56″N 77°01′18″W
Platforms
Tracks4 (2 per level)
Connections Metrobus: 70, 74, 79, 80, P6, X2, X9
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth
  • 28 ft (8.5 m) (upper level)
  • 41 ft (12 m) (lower level)
Platform levels2
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeB01 (upper level)
F01 (lower level)
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1976 (1976-Dec-15)
Previous namesGallery Place (1976–1986; 2011-present)
Gallery Place–Chinatown (1986–2011)
Passengers
20239,628 daily
Rank4 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Archives
toward Branch Avenue
 Green Line Mount Vernon Square
toward Greenbelt
Archives
toward Huntington
 Yellow Line Mount Vernon Square
Terminus
Metro Center
toward Shady Grove
 Red Line Judiciary Square
toward Glenmont
Former services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Metro Center
toward Farragut North
 Green Line Commuter Shortcut Judiciary Square
toward Greenbelt
Location

Gallery Place is located in Northwest Washington, with entrances at 7th and F, 7th and H, and 9th and G Streets. The station's only street elevator is north of F Street on the east side of 7th Street. The station, which is beneath Capital One Arena, serves that arena and the surrounding Chinatown and Penn Quarter neighborhoods in downtown Washington.

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