Judiciary Square station

Judiciary Square station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Red Line. It is located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of the city, with entrances at 4th and D Street and 5th and F Street. It serves the many courthouses and municipal buildings in the area. The 5th and F Street entrance is located in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial, which incorporates the escalators and elevators into its architecture.^[2]

Judiciary Square
Judiciary Square station in October 2012
General information
Location	450 F Street NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38.896084°N 77.016643°W / 38.896084; -77.016643
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: D6
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 18 racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	B02
History
Opened	March 27, 1976; 48 years ago (March 27, 1976)
Passengers
2023	2,575 daily[1]
Rank	39 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Gallery Place toward Shady Grove Red Line Union Station toward Glenmont
Former services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Gallery Place toward Farragut North Green Line Commuter Shortcut Union Station toward Greenbelt
Location

History

Service began on March 27, 1976.^[3] This station is also the birthplace of the Metro, as the initial groundbreaking was held here on December 9, 1969.^[4]

During a September 2012 refurbishment of the station, new signage was installed. Similar signage can be found at the Gallery Place, NoMa–Gallaudet U, Morgan Boulevard, Grosvenor-Strathmore, and Largo Town Center stations. It is the only station with two-sided platforms with elevators between each platform and street.

From March 26 to June 28, 2020, this station was closed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.^[5][6][7]

Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2021 Inauguration.^[8]

Station layout

The station has two tracks with two side platforms and a mezzanine on either end. Each mezzanine has fare gates and escalators reaching the street level. At the northwest end of the platforms, a pair of elevators directly serve the platforms, each with a single fare gate and ticket machine.

Notable places nearby

• Federal courthouses: United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, United States Tax Court
• Municipal buildings: H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and One Judiciary Square
• United States Department of Labor
• Fraternal Order of Police Headquarters
• Government Accountability Office
• Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington Field Office
• Georgetown University Law Center
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Headquarters
• National Building Museum
• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
• United States Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters

References

1. "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
2. "JUDICIARY SQUARE (Reservation No. 7)" (PDF). HISTORIC AMERICAN BUILDINGS SURVEY. p. 10. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
3. Franklin, Ben (March 15, 1976). "Washington's Subway Will Start Limited Service". New York Times. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
4. Eisen, Jack (December 10, 1969). "Ground Is Broken On Metro, Job Let: Earth Is Turned On Metro, Job Let". The Washington Post. p. 1. ProQuest 143602416.
5. "Special Covid-19 System Map" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
6. "Metrorail stations closed due to COVID-19 pandemic". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. March 23, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
7. "Metro to reopen 15 stations, reallocate bus service to address crowding, starting Sunday | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
8. "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

External links

• WMATA Judiciary Square station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Judiciary Square Station
• F Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• 4th Street entrance from Google Maps Street View