Federal Center SW

SW, 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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Arriving Here Lines Peak Fare Off-Peak Senior Disabled
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Not Crowded Not crowded: likely to have the seating area to yourself
Some Crowding Some crowding: likely to have another person next to you or the possibility of standing
Crowded Crowded: no open seats likely, high chance of standing
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Station Vicinity Maps

Station Notes

Located in the Southwest quadrant of the District, this station is near the National Air & Space Museum, Botanical Gardens and several government buildings.

StationView℠

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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 Ashburn 5:26 AM 7:26 AM 7:26 AM
Blue Line Downtown Largo 5:44 AM 7:44 AM 7:44 AM
Silver Line Downtown Largo 5:48 AM 7:48 AM 7:48 AM
Blue Line Franconia-Springfield 5:18 AM 7:18 AM 7:18 AM
Blue Line Huntington 5:40 AM 7:40 AM 7:40 AM
Blue Line New Carrollton 5:36 AM 7:36 AM 7:36 AM
Orange Line New Carrollton 5:38 AM 7:38 AM 7:38 AM
Orange Line Vienna/Fairfax-GMU 5:24 AM 7:24 AM 7:24 AM
LAST TRAINS
Rail Lines Mon-Thu   Fri    Sat   Sun
Silver Line Ashburn 11:50 PM
 12:50 AM
 12:50 AM
 11:50 PM
Blue Line Downtown Largo 12:12 AM
 1:12 AM
 1:12 AM
 12:12 AM
Silver Line Downtown Largo 12:08 AM
 12:52 AM
 12:52 AM
 11:52 PM
Blue Line Franconia-Springfield 11:52 PM
 12:52 AM
 12:52 AM
 11:52 PM
Blue Line Huntington 11:56 PM
 12:41 AM
 12:56 AM
 11:56 PM
Blue Line New Carrollton 12:06 AM
 1:06 AM
 1:06 AM
 12:06 AM
Orange Line New Carrollton 11:57 PM
 12:57 AM
 12:57 AM
 11:57 PM
Orange Line Vienna/Fairfax-GMU 11:58 PM
 12:58 AM
 12:58 AM
 11:58 PM