- Mount Vernon Square/7th Street–Convention Center (Washington Metro)
Infobox Station
name = Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center
logo_size = 50
image_size = 250
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address = 700 M Street, NorthwestWashington, D.C. 20001
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platform = 1island platform
tracks = 2
parking =
bicycle = 6 racks
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opened =May 11 ,1991
rebuilt =
ADA = Yes
code = E01
owned =Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
former = Mt Vernon Square-UDC (1991-2001)
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mpassengers =Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center (formerly Mt Vernon Square-UDC) is a
Washington Metro station inWashington, D.C. on the Green and Yellow Lines. Yellow Line trains terminate service here, and reverse direction using a pocket track just north of the station. Since December 31, 2006, Metro has been running off-peak and weekend Yellow Line trains north to Fort Totten as part of an experiment to determine ridership.History
Service began on
May 11 ,1991 . The station was renovated in 2003 to coincide with the opening of the Washington Convention Center. The renovation included additional faregates and a new street entrance.2007 derailment
On
January 7 ,2007 , the fifth car of a six-car train derailed in the tunnel south of the station, sending twenty people to the hospital for minor injuries and significantly damaging a rail car.cite news |first=Sarah |last=Karush |title=20 Hurt After D.C. Subway Train Derails |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/07/AR2007010700730.html |work=The Washington Post |date=January 7 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-01-08 ] cite news |title=Train passenger: 'I felt a very violent impact' |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/07/dc.train.derail/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=January 7 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-01-08 ] Service resumed the next day at 5am. [http://wmata.com/about/MET_NEWS/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1499 Monday Metrorail service back to normal after sunday derailment] "WMATA" Retrieved2008-09-10 ]Location and naming
The station is located in Northwest at 7th and M Streets. It takes its name from the nearby
Mount Vernon Square , its location along 7th Street, NW, and the fact that the station's entrance lies adjacent to theWashington Convention Center . It is also near some facilities of theUniversity of the District of Columbia , giving it the former UDC portion of its name. The station's name was originally intended to be "Federal City College".Bus routes
Metrobus
* 70, 71
* 79
* G8Loudoun County Commuter Bus
* LoudounReferences
External links
* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=70 Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Station]
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/MTVERNON/mtvernon.html Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Station]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/green-line.asp?station=E01 Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center Station]
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