Smithsonian (Washington Metro)

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Smithsonian is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue and Orange Lines. It will also serve the planned Silver Line. The station is located in the center of the National Mall, with the south entrance at Independence Avenue and 12th Street, Southwest, and the north entrance located directly on the Mall. It is named after its proximity to most of the museums and tourist attractions in Washington, particularly the Smithsonian museums. It is also very near some federal buildings, including the Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy. Near this station is where Metro had their first fatality, when a train derailed on January 13, 1982, the same day an Air Florida plane crashed into the 14th Street Bridge. Service began on July 1, 1977.

Since 2002, Smithsonian station has been closed all day on July 4 due to its entrances' location within the secure perimeter established around the National Mall for July 4 activities.

[edit] Notable places nearby

• Several Federal Government buildings, including:
  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • United States Department of Energy
• National Mall
• Several Smithsonian museums, nearest are:
  • Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
  • Arts and Industries Building
  • Freer Gallery
  • Hirshhorn Museum
  • National Museum of African Art
  • National Museum of American History
  • National Museum of Natural History
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (The "Castle")
• Tidal Basin (where the cherry blossoms bloom)
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
• Washington Monument

Previous station	Washington Metro			Next station
Federal Triangle toward Franconia-Springfield		Blue Line		L'Enfant Plaza toward Largo Town Center
Federal Triangle toward Vienna		Orange Line		L'Enfant Plaza toward New Carrollton
Federal Triangle toward Route 772		Silver Line (planned)		L'Enfant Plaza toward Stadium-Armory

[edit] External links

• WMATA: Smithsonian Station
• StationMasters Online: Smithsonian Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Smithsonian Station