NoMa–Gallaudet U station
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NoMa–Gallaudet U station is an elevated, island platformed station on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Metro system. It is located on the same embankment as the Amtrak tracks into Union Station. It serves the Red Line, and is situated between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood stations. With an average of 6,593 daily entries in 2023, NoMa–Gallaudet U was the ninth-busiest station in the Metro system and the busiest elevated stop.[5]
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Location | 200 Florida Avenue NE Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 38.9070253°N 77.0031528°W / 38.9070253; -77.0031528 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 8 racks | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | B3.5/B35 [1] [2] | ||||||||||
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Opened | November 20, 2004; 19 years ago (November 20, 2004) | ||||||||||
Previous names | New York Ave (planning & construction)[3] New York Ave–Florida Ave–Gallaudet U (2004–2011)[4] | ||||||||||
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2023 | 6,477 daily[5] | ||||||||||
Rank | 9 out of 98 | ||||||||||
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NoMa–Gallaudet U is located near the intersection of New York Avenue and Florida Avenue in Northeast Washington, D.C. The station is within the NoMa neighborhood, which is both residential and commercial, and the station itself is in a commercial district on Florida Avenue. The station opened under the name New York Ave–Florida Ave–Gallaudet U on November 20, 2004, as both the system's first infill station and the first to be built with a mix of public and private funds. Additionally, a portion of the Metropolitan Branch Trail was completed as part of its construction.[6]