Minnesota Avenue (WMATA station)

Minnesota Ave
Station statistics
Address	4000 Minnesota Avenue, Northeast Washington, D.C. 20019
Lines	Orange Line
Connections	WMATA Metrobus
Structure	Surface
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Parking	333 spaces
Bicycle facilities	8 racks, 4 lockers
Other information
Opened	November 20, 1978
Accessible
Code	D09
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Traffic
Passengers (2001)	1.054 million  0%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station Stadium–Armory toward Vienna Orange Line Deanwood toward New Carrollton
Location

Minnesota Ave is an island platformed Washington Metro station in the Central Northeast/Mahaning Heights neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C., United States. The station was opened on November 20, 1978, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Orange Line, the station is located between Kenilworth Avenue and Minnesota Avenue, at Grant Street, immediately east of the CSX Landover Subdivision rail bed. The station is an east-Washington commuter station with a small parking lot and many Metrobuses serving the east side of city from here.

The station opened on November 20, 1978.^[1][2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 7.4 miles (11.9 km)^[3] of rail northeast of the Stadium–Armory station and the opening of the Cheverly, Deanwood, Landover and New Carrollton stations.^[1][2]

It also serves as the terminal for the H-street shuttle which travels along H-Street from Minnesota Ave to Chinatown.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Feaver, Douglas B. (November 12, 1978), "Orange Line brings Metro to Beltway; Orange Line will bring Metro to P.G.", The Washington Post: C1 
2. ^ ^{a b} Eisen, Jack; John Feinstein (November 18, 1978), "City-County fanfare opens Orange Line; Ceremonies open new Orange Line", The Washington Post: D1 
3. ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf. Retrieved August 2, 2010. 
4. ^ http://www.hstreetcountryclub.com/shuttle/shuttleschedule.pdf

External links

• WMATA: Minnesota Avenue Station
• StationMasters Online: Minnesota Avenue Station
• Kenilworth Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
• Minnesota Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Coordinates: 38°53′55″N 76°56′49″W / 38.8986°N 76.9469°W / 38.8986; -76.9469