Capitol South

UPDATED: The station will be closed all day Saturday, August 13 - Sunday, August 14, 2022 and will NOT reopen at 7 p.m. as originally scheduled to accomodate additional station work.

For more information, read details here.

SE, Washington, DC

  • orange Line
  • silver Line
  • blue Line

Directions to/from the station

Parking:

  • Daily:
    • None
  • Metered Spaces:
    • None
  • Reserved Parking:
    • None

Bikes:

  • None
  • Bikesharing: Yes

Bus Maps:

WiFi:

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Platforms at this station

There are 2 platforms at this station:
O Line B Line

The orange, blue are center platforms.

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Station Vicinity Maps

Station Notes

On the eastern end of the National Mall in the rear portion of U.S. Capitol grounds, this station is a 15-minute walk from Nationals Park and The Yards neighborhood (useful to avoid changing trains at L'Enfant). Less than 5 minutes from Pennsylvania Ave, SW and the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Entrance

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  •   wheelchair image showing this entrance is accessible

Train Levels

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  • ST - Street level
  • MZ - Mezzanine
  • UL - Upper Level
  • LL - Lower Level

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Station Times

Station will open 10 minutes before the first train arrives.

FIRST TRAINS
Rail Lines Mon-Fri    Sat   Sun
Silver Line Downtown Largo 5:50 AM 7:50 AM 7:50 AM
Blue Line Downtown Largo 5:46 AM 7:46 AM 7:46 AM
Orange Line New Carrollton 5:40 AM 7:40 AM 7:40 AM
Blue Line New Carrollton 6:38 AM 8:38 AM 8:38 AM
Blue Line Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 5:16 AM 7:16 AM 7:16 AM
Orange Line Vienna/Fairfax-GMU 5:22 AM 7:22 AM 7:22 AM
Silver Line Wiehle-Reston East 5:24 AM 7:24 AM 7:24 AM
LAST TRAINS
Rail Lines Mon-Thu   Fri    Sat   Sun
Silver Line Downtown Largo 11:54 PM
 12:54 AM
 12:54 AM
 11:54 PM
Blue Line Downtown Largo 12:14 AM
 1:14 AM
 1:14 AM
 12:14 AM
Orange Line New Carrollton 11:59 PM
 12:59 AM
 12:59 AM
 11:59 PM
Blue Line New Carrollton 12:08 AM
 1:08 AM
 1:08 AM
 12:08 AM
Blue Line Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 11:50 PM
 12:50 AM
 12:50 AM
 11:50 PM
Orange Line Vienna/Fairfax-GMU 11:56 PM
 12:56 AM
 12:56 AM
 11:56 PM
Silver Line Wiehle-Reston East 11:48 PM
 12:48 AM
 12:48 AM
 11:48 PM