Mount Vernon Square/7th Street–Convention Center (Washington Metro)

Mount Vernon Square/7th Street–Convention Center (Washington Metro)

Infobox Station
name = Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center

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address = 700 M Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20001
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platform = 1 island platform
tracks = 2
parking =
bicycle = 6 racks
passengers =
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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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Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center (formerly Mt Vernon Square-UDC) is a Washington Metro station in Washington, 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" Retrieved 2008-09-10]

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 the Washington Convention Center. It is also near some facilities of the University 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
* Loudoun

References

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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