⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking Washington, DC: Tour of the Metro Center subway station

August 15, 2022 - 10:30 AM Walkthrough of the Metro Center Washington Metro station from platform level up to street level. Highlights: 00:00 - Blue/Orange/Silver Line Platform 00:50 - Lower Mezzanine 02:39 - Red Line Platform 04:50 - Upper Mezzanine 05:22 - Escalator to street 06:20 - Station entrance (on 11th Street) From Wikipedia; Metro Center station is the central hub station of the Washington Metro rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. The station is located in Downtown Washington, D.C., centered on the intersection of 12th Street NW and G Street NW. It is the second busiest station in the Metrorail system after Union Station, averaging 30,500 passengers per weekday as of May 2006. The Red Line portion of Metro Center station opened on March 27, 1976, as part of the first section of the Metro system. Metro Center was one of the original 6 stations to open with the first section of the Red Line on March 27, 1976. The upper level with the Red Line opened on March 27, 1976 with the rest of the initial segment from Farragut North station to Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood station. The lower level opened on July 1, 1977 with the initial segment of the Blue Line from Reagan National Airport to Stadium-Armory station. Orange Line service began on November 20, 1979 with the opening of the segment from Stadium-Armory to New Carrollton Station. Silver line service began on July 26, 2014 with the opening of the segment from East Falls Church to Wiehle-Reston East.