Capital Heights ( eng. Capitol Heights ) - an underground interchange station of the Washington metro on the Blue and Silver [2] lines. During peak hours, it is also served by the Orange Line . It is represented by one island platform. The station is served by the . Located in Capital Heights at the intersection of East Capital Street and South Avenue, in close proximity to the border of Washington's Northeast Quadrant .
| Capital Heights | |
|---|---|
| "Capitol Heights" Blue line Silver line | |
| Washington Metro | |
 | |
| County | Prince George , Maryland |
| Location | 133 Central Avenue. Capital Heights , Maryland 20743 |
| opening date | November 22, 1980 |
| Type of | underground |
| Number of platforms | one |
| Platform type | island |
| Platform shape | direct |
| Exit to the streets | Central avenue |
| Ground transportation | buses of WMATA Metrobus, TheBus companies [1] |
| Station code | G02 |
| Nearby Stations | and |
The station was opened on November 22, 1980 .
The opening of the station was combined with the completion of the construction of the 5.66 km railway line and the opening of two more stations: Benning Road and Addison Road [3] . The opening of the Silver Line is scheduled for 2013 [4] .
Nearby stations
| Previous station | Washington Metro | next station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benning road | Blue line | Addison road | ||
| Benning road | Silver line [2] | Addison road | ||
Notes
- ↑ Prince George County Transportation Operator
- ↑ 1 2 Building line
- ↑ Cooke, Janet (November 23, 1980), "Three new Metro stations have a festive first day", The Washington Post : D1
- ↑ Dulles Metrorail overview Archived July 27, 2010. MWAA Retrieved 2010-07-25
Links
- WMATA: Capitol Heights Station
- StationMasters Online: Capitol Heights Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Capitol Heights Station
- Southern Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View