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Dupont Circle (Washington Metro)
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Dupont Circle is a Washington Metro
station
in Washington, D.C.
on the Red Line
that opened for service on January 17, 1977.
The station, which serves the neighborhood of Dupont Circle
, has two entrances: the north entrance, on Q Street Northwest between Connecticut Avenue and 20th Street Northwest (which opened in January 1977), and the south entrance, on 19th Street Northwest between Dupont Circle and Sunderland Place (which opened in March 1977). The station's north entrance escalators are 188 feet (57.3 m) long.
The station was constructed underneath a former streetcar tunnel and another tunnel that carries Connecticut Avenue traffic. It is the fifth-busiest station in the Metrorail system, averaging 23,400 passengers per weekday .
In 2007, a portion of the poem The Wound Dresser by Walt Whitman
was inscribed into the granite
wall around the north entrance escalators:
Thus in silence in dreams' projections,
Returning, resuming, I thread my way through the hospitals;
The hurt and wounded I pacify with soothing hand,
I sit by the restless all the dark night - some are so young;
Some suffer so much - I recall the experience sweet and sad,...
Washington Metro
The Washington Metro, commonly called Metro, and unofficially Metrorail, is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C., United States, and its surrounding suburbs. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , which also operates Metrobus service under the Metro name...
station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
on the Red Line
Red Line (Washington Metro)
The Red Line of the Washington Metro is a rail rapid transit service operating between 27 stations in Montgomery County, Maryland and the District of Columbia, United States. It is a primary line through downtown Washington, and the oldest and busiest line in the system...
that opened for service on January 17, 1977.
The station, which serves the neighborhood of Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood, and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The traffic circle is located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue NW, Connecticut Avenue NW, New Hampshire Avenue NW, P Street NW, and 19th Street NW...
, has two entrances: the north entrance, on Q Street Northwest between Connecticut Avenue and 20th Street Northwest (which opened in January 1977), and the south entrance, on 19th Street Northwest between Dupont Circle and Sunderland Place (which opened in March 1977). The station's north entrance escalators are 188 feet (57.3 m) long.
In 2007, a portion of the poem The Wound Dresser by Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman
Walter "Walt" Whitman was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called the father of free verse...
was inscribed into the granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
wall around the north entrance escalators:
Thus in silence in dreams' projections,
Returning, resuming, I thread my way through the hospitals;
The hurt and wounded I pacify with soothing hand,
I sit by the restless all the dark night - some are so young;
Some suffer so much - I recall the experience sweet and sad,...
Notable places nearby
- BrickskellerBrickskellerThe Brickskeller was a tavern in Washington, D.C., located near Dupont Circle across from Rock Creek Park and on the edge of Georgetown, in the Marifex Hotel building...
- Brookings InstitutionBrookings InstitutionThe Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
- Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceCarnegie Endowment for International PeaceThe Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a foreign-policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. The organization describes itself as being dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States...
- Embassy RowEmbassy RowEmbassy Row is the informal name for a street or area of a city in which embassies or other diplomatic installations are concentrated. Washington, D.C.'s Embassy Row lies along Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., and its cross streets between Thomas Circle and Ward Circle, although the vast majority of...
- Emerson Preparatory SchoolEmerson Preparatory SchoolEmerson Preparatory School is a small private high school in Northwest Washington, D.C., founded in 1852 as the Emerson Institute. It is Washington's oldest co-ed college preparatory school...
- International TempleInternational TempleThe International Temple, formerly the Perry Belmont House, is the world headquarters of the General Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, one of several organizations affiliated with Freemasonry...
- Kramerbooks & AfterwordsKramerbooks & AfterwordsKramerbooks & Afterwords is an independent bookstore and café in Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Circle neighborhood. The café, open 24 hours on weekends, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as offers a full bar and live music on Wednesdays through Saturdays.Kramerbooks & Afterwords was opened...
- Lambda RisingLambda RisingLambda Rising, an LGBT bookstore that operated from 1974 to 2010 in Washington, D.C..Founded by Deacon Maccubbin in 1974 with 250 titles, it was known for its wide selection of books, ranging from queer theory and religion to erotica, as well as DVDs, music CDs and gifts.The bookstore was...
- Middle East InstituteMiddle East InstituteThe Middle East Institute is a non-partisan think tank and cultural center in Washington, DC. Founded in 1946, MEI is the oldest institution in Washington dedicated exclusively to the study of the Middle East. Its founder, architect and philanthropist George Camp Keiser, assembled a team of...
- Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International StudiesPaul H. Nitze School of Advanced International StudiesThe Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies , a division of Johns Hopkins University based in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's leading and most prestigious graduate schools devoted to the study of international affairs, economics, diplomacy, and policy research and...
- Peterson Institute for International Economics
- The Phillips Collection
- Sonny Bono Memorial Park
- Stead ParkStead ParkStead Park is a 1.5-acre municipal park located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Northwest Washington, D.C. Among its facilities are Stead Recreation Center, located at 1625 P Street NW; a lighted basketball court; an athletic field with a baseball diamond; and a playground...
- St. Thomas' Parish
External links
- WMATA: Dupont Circle Station
- StationMasters Online: Dupont Circle Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Dupont Circle Station
- Q Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
- 19th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View