Southern Avenue
Southern Avenue facing towards Branch Avenue in October 2006
General information
Location1141 Southern Avenue
Temple Hills, Maryland
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeBelow-grade
Parking1,980 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 14 racks and 40 lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeF08
History
OpenedJanuary 13, 2001 (2001-01-13)
Passengers
20221,234 daily[1]
Rank64th
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Naylor Road
toward Branch Avenue
 Green Line Congress Heights
toward Greenbelt
Location

Southern Avenue station is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on January 13, 2001, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for only the Green Line, the station is located on the southern side of Southern Avenue, putting it just outside the District of Columbia, opposite Valley Terrace straddling the D.C/Maryland border. Southern Avenue is the first station in Maryland going southeast on the Green Line.

Groundbreaking for the final segment of the Green Line occurred on September 23, 1995,[2] and the station opened on January 13, 2001.[3] Its opening coincided with the completion of approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) of rail southeast of the Anacostia station and the opening of the Congress Heights, Naylor Road, Suitland, and Branch Avenue stations.[3]

This station provides service to National Harbor via Metrobus route NH1 and TheBus route 35.

Station layout

Although this station is open-cut, and the next station east (railroad south) (Naylor Road) is elevated, there is an underground section of the Green Line's tracks between these two stations; additionally, the Southern Avenue station descends into a tunnel at its western (railroad northern) end. The construction and overall design of the station is similar to that of Greensboro on the Silver Line, and Arlington Cemetery on the Blue Line because of its depressed but open-air layout.

M Mezzanine Overpass to parking garage
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses, fare gates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Southbound ← toward Branch Avenue (Naylor Road)
Island platform
Northbound → toward Greenbelt (Congress Heights) →

References

  1. ↑ "Rail Ridership Data Viewer". WMATA. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ Fehr, Stephen C. (September 23, 1995), "After 25 years of building, Metro nears finish line", The Washington Post, p. B1
  3. 1 2 Layton, Lyndsey (January 14, 2001), "All Metro doors now open; Five new Green Line stations complete 32-year project, but expansions continue", The Washington Post, p. A1
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