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Federal Triangle is a Washington Metro
Washington Metro

The Washington Metro is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs. The system is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ....
 station
Metro station

A metro station is a train station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated....
 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, founded on July 16, 1790....
, on the Blue
Blue Line (Washington Metro)

The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 rapid transit metro station from Franconia?Springfield to Largo Town Center . It has stations in Fairfax County, Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia and Arlington County, Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland....
 and Orange
Orange Line (Washington Metro)

The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 rapid transit metro station from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton . It has stations in Fairfax County, Virginia and Arlington County, Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland....
 Lines. It is also scheduled to be on the Silver Line
Silver Line (Washington Metro)

The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, informally dubbed the Silver Line due to its color on maps, is a planned extension of the Washington Metro rapid transit system, consisting of 29 metro station from Route 772 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Virginia, to Stadium-Armory in Washington, D.C., United States....
 route, which is scheduled to start operations in 2011. The station's entrance is beneath the Ariel Rios Building
Ariel Rios Building

File:Ariel Rios Building.jpgThe Ariel Rios Federal Building is located in the Federal Triangle in Washington, D.C., across 12th Street from the Old Post Office Building , which the new building was designed to replace....
. Service began on July 1, 1977.

station serves an area of Washington crowded with federal buildings, on 12th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue NW and Constitution Avenue
Constitution Avenue

In Washington, D.C., Constitution Avenue is a major east-west street running just north of the United States Capitol in the city's Northwest, Washington, D.C....
 NW, including the triangular area formed by 15th Street, Constitution, and Pennsylvania known as Federal Triangle
Federal Triangle

File:Ariel Rios Building.jpgThe Federal Triangle is the Triangle area in Washington, D.C. formed by 15th Street, Constitution Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue....
, from which the station takes its name.






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Federal Triangle is a Washington Metro
Washington Metro

The Washington Metro is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs. The system is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ....
 station
Metro station

A metro station is a train station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated....
 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, founded on July 16, 1790....
, on the Blue
Blue Line (Washington Metro)

The Blue Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 rapid transit metro station from Franconia?Springfield to Largo Town Center . It has stations in Fairfax County, Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia and Arlington County, Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland....
 and Orange
Orange Line (Washington Metro)

The Orange Line of the Washington Metro consists of 26 rapid transit metro station from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to New Carrollton . It has stations in Fairfax County, Virginia and Arlington County, Virginia, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland....
 Lines. It is also scheduled to be on the Silver Line
Silver Line (Washington Metro)

The Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, informally dubbed the Silver Line due to its color on maps, is a planned extension of the Washington Metro rapid transit system, consisting of 29 metro station from Route 772 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Virginia, to Stadium-Armory in Washington, D.C., United States....
 route, which is scheduled to start operations in 2011. The station's entrance is beneath the Ariel Rios Building
Ariel Rios Building

File:Ariel Rios Building.jpgThe Ariel Rios Federal Building is located in the Federal Triangle in Washington, D.C., across 12th Street from the Old Post Office Building , which the new building was designed to replace....
. Service began on July 1, 1977.

Location

The station serves an area of Washington crowded with federal buildings, on 12th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue NW and Constitution Avenue
Constitution Avenue

In Washington, D.C., Constitution Avenue is a major east-west street running just north of the United States Capitol in the city's Northwest, Washington, D.C....
 NW, including the triangular area formed by 15th Street, Constitution, and Pennsylvania known as Federal Triangle
Federal Triangle

File:Ariel Rios Building.jpgThe Federal Triangle is the Triangle area in Washington, D.C. formed by 15th Street, Constitution Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue....
, from which the station takes its name. The triangle includes such federal buildings as the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building

The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Justice.The building is located at 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, on a trapezoidal lot on the City block bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue to the north, Constitution Avenue to the south, 9th Street to the east, and 10th Stree...
, the Herbert C. Hoover Building
Herbert C. Hoover Building

The Herbert C. Hoover Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Commerce.The building is located at 1401 Constitution Avenue, on the City block bounded by Constitution Avenue NW to the south, Pennsylvania Avenue to the north, 15th Street NW to the west, and 14th Street NW to the east....
 (Department of Commerce
United States Department of Commerce

The United States Department of Commerce is the United States Cabinet department of the United States Federal government of the United States concerned with promoting economic growth....
), and the buildings of the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service is the Federal government of the United States agency that collects taxes and enforces the tax law. It is an agency within the U.S....
 and the Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an List of United States federal agencies of the federal government of the United States charged to Regulation of chemicals and protect human health by safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land....
.

Station layout

Federal Triangle utilizes the simple island platform layout. There are two tracks: track D1 is used for trains bound for New Carrollton and Largo Town Center, and track D2 is used for trains going to Vienna-Fairfax/GMU and Franconia-Springfield. As with all stations on the Metro, there are platform edge lights to warn passengers of incoming trains. In 2008, WMATA installed red-colored LED lights at Federal Triangle and centrally-located stations after a successful pilot at Gallery Place-Chinatown. There is a "waffle vault" ceiling at Federal Triangle as it was one of the first stations to be built in the system; later underground stations abandoned this design for a simpler concrete arch.

There is only one entrance to the platform level, located slightly south of the center of the platform. Escalators from this mezzanine level lead to the plaza of the Ariel Rios Building. A flat square on the ceiling of the station denotes a possible second entrance to the station; this has yet to be used. Similar walls can be found at stations such as Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter.

Notable places nearby

  • Several federal government
    Federal government of the United States

    The Federal Government of the United States is the central current reigning United States governmental body, established by the United States Constitution....
     buildings in and near the Federal Triangle
    Federal Triangle

    File:Ariel Rios Building.jpgThe Federal Triangle is the Triangle area in Washington, D.C. formed by 15th Street, Constitution Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue....
    • Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
      Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building

      The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Justice.The building is located at 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, on a trapezoidal lot on the City block bounded by Pennsylvania Avenue to the north, Constitution Avenue to the south, 9th Street to the east, and 10th Stree...
       (Department of Justice
      United States Department of Justice

      The United States Department of Justice is a United States Cabinet department in the United States government of the United States designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans ....
       headquarters):
    • Herbert C. Hoover Building
      Herbert C. Hoover Building

      The Herbert C. Hoover Building is the Washington, D.C. headquarters of the United States Department of Commerce.The building is located at 1401 Constitution Avenue, on the City block bounded by Constitution Avenue NW to the south, Pennsylvania Avenue to the north, 15th Street NW to the west, and 14th Street NW to the east....
       (Department of Commerce
      United States Department of Commerce

      The United States Department of Commerce is the United States Cabinet department of the United States Federal government of the United States concerned with promoting economic growth....
       headquarters)
      • National Aquarium in Washington, D.C.
        National Aquarium in Washington, D.C.

        The National Aquarium in Washington, D.C. is an aquarium in Washington D.C. It is located in the Herbert C. Hoover Building , which is bounded by 14th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C....
      • White House Visitor Center
    • Environmental Protection Agency
      United States Environmental Protection Agency

      The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an List of United States federal agencies of the federal government of the United States charged to Regulation of chemicals and protect human health by safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land....
    • J. Edgar Hoover Building
      J. Edgar Hoover Building

      The J. Edgar Hoover Building is located in Washington, D.C.. It is the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation . The building, named for former FBI director J....
       (Federal Bureau of Investigation
      Federal Bureau of Investigation

      The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary unit in the United States United States Department of Justice, serving as both a Law enforcement agency body and a domestic intelligence agency....
       headquarters)
    • Old Post Office
    • Ronald Reagan Building
      Ronald Reagan Building

      File:Ronald Reagan Building - Washington, D.C..jpgThe Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, named after former President of the United States Ronald Reagan, is the first federal building in Washington, D.C....
       and International Trade Center
  • Freedom Plaza
    Freedom Plaza

    Freedom Plaza, originally known as Western Plaza, is an open plaza in Northwest Washington, D.C., United States, located at the corner of 14th Street Northwest and Southwest and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, adjacent to Pershing Park....
  • Pershing Park
    Pershing Park

    Pershing Park is a small park in Washington D.C. Located at 14th Street Northwest and Southwest and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, it is across the street from Freedom Plaza and the Willard InterContinental Washington....
  • National Mall
    National Mall

    The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington, D.C., the Capital of the United States. Officially termed by the National Park Service the National Mall & Memorial Parks, the term commonly includes the areas that are officially part of West Potomac Park and Constitution Gardens to the west, and often is taken to...
    • Several Smithsonian Institution
      Smithsonian Institution

      The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its Financial endowment, contributions, and profits from its shops and its magazine....
       museums on the Mall, including the National Museum of American History
      National Museum of American History

      The National Museum of American History collects, preserves and displays American heritage in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history....
       and National Museum of Natural History
      National Museum of Natural History

      File:Smithsonian Natural History Museum circa 1926.jpgThe National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.....


External links

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