19-490: Gallery Place is the name of two adjacent places in Washington, D.C.: Gallery Place station , on the Washington metro Gallery Place (shopping center) , shopping center [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
38-505: A Blue Line train derailed at the switch. No injuries resulted, but the accident delayed construction by a number of weeks. The center track was originally intended for relaying trains. In 2014, a train was temporarily parked in the middle track while one of the elevators in the station was repaired, creating a "train bridge" to allow passengers to walk through the train to transfer between directions. In May 2018, Metro announced an extensive renovation of platforms at twenty stations across
57-532: A letter signed by 24 members of Congress requested WMATA rename the station to conform. However, according to a Metro policy adopted in 1987, groups seeking to rename a station were required to pay the cost of replacing signs and maps. The Arlington County government, which could have made the change, demurred—the price was estimated at $ 400,000—and WMATA subsequently declined to rename the station on April 19, 2001. In response, Republican Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia threatened to withhold federal funding from
76-473: A testing ground for new features in Metro stations. In 1993, the station was one of the first Metro stations to receive tactile edging on its platforms. Since 2004, the station has been the site of testing for new signage. As a result, there is far more signage in this station than most others, including lighted signs, as well as signage that isn't found anywhere else in the system. In 2007, red LEDs were tested for
95-699: A walkway connect the station and Terminal 1. The airport's Abingdon Plantation historical site is near the station. The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km) of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery , Capitol South , Crystal City , Eastern Market , Farragut West , Federal Center SW , Federal Triangle , Foggy Bottom–GWU , L'Enfant Plaza , McPherson Square , Pentagon , Pentagon City , Potomac Avenue , Rosslyn , Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations. When service began on July 1, 1977, it
114-636: Is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. , United States, on the Green , Yellow and Red Lines. It is one of the 4 major transfer points, a transfer station between the Red Line on the upper level and the Green / Yellow Lines on the lower level. Gallery Place is located in Northwest Washington , with entrances at 7th and F, 7th and H , and 9th and G Streets. The station's only street elevator
133-485: Is north of F Street on the east side of 7th Street. The station, which is beneath Capital One Arena , serves that arena and the surrounding Chinatown and Penn Quarter neighborhoods in downtown Washington. Like other downtown transfer stations, Gallery Place has a two-level configuration. However, unlike Metro Center and L'Enfant Plaza , where the platforms cross centrally, the Green and Yellow Line platforms are located near
152-507: The 2021 Inauguration . [REDACTED] Media related to Gallery Place station at Wikimedia Commons Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Washington Metro) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station is a Washington Metro station in Arlington , Virginia on the Blue and Yellow Lines. The station platform is elevated and covered and is the last above-ground station on
171-496: The Pentagon and National Airport stations. An abstract wall sculpture, The Yellow Line by Constance Fleures, was installed in 1989 on the lower-level platform, Green Line service began in 1991, adding service (at the time) to U Street and Anacostia . Originally named Gallery Place after the nearby National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum , the station was renamed Gallery Place–Chinatown in 1986 (although
190-553: The Platform improvement project which closed stations south of Ronald Reagan Airport. Between September 10 until November 5, 2022, all trains also terminated at Ronald Reagan airport due to the Potomac Yard station tie-in, closing all stations south of the station. The station retained its original name after the airport was renamed in 1998 from "Washington National Airport" to "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport". In early 2001,
209-530: The Yellow Line in Virginia, heading into Washington, D.C. It is one of only two stations in the system to have three tracks (the other being West Falls Church ). The station is located across Smith Boulevard from Terminal 2 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport ; the mezzanine is directly connected to Level 2 of the terminal (security checkpoints/gates level) by two pedestrian bridges. Airport shuttle buses or
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247-473: The east end of the station, resulting in an off-balance layout. This is a result of the Green and Yellow Lines' location below 7th Street NW, while the Red Line curves southeast heading towards Judiciary Square and Union Station . Plans to add a pedestrian tunnel connecting Gallery Place with Metro Center have long been in the works. The "Gallery Place/Chinatown - Metro Center Pedestrian Passageway Tunnel Study"
266-409: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gallery_Place&oldid=972522638 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gallery Place station Gallery Place station
285-469: The platform edge lights on the upper level. Orange LEDs were tested at the platform edge on the lower level, before being replaced by red LEDs in 2008. In 2017, WMATA added yellow stickers on the platform floors to remind riders where the end of six-car trains stop, to help riders avoid being in the area near the end of the platform behind where the last car of the train stops. The station was closed from January 15–21, 2021, because of security concerns due to
304-484: The station's signage was not replaced until 1990). In 2000, a sculpture entitled The Glory of the Chinese Descendants by Foon Sham, was installed over the 7th and H Street entrance at the mezzanine level. The sculpture depicts a large Chinese-style fan above a bowl of rice. The station reverted to its original name, Gallery Place, on November 3, 2011, with "Chinatown" listed as a subtitle. This station has been
323-523: The system. The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station served as a temporary southern terminal for the Blue and Yellow Lines from May to September 2019, while the stations south of the National Airport station were closed. The platforms at the National Airport station itself were rebuilt from August to December 2020. Between May 25 and September 8, 2019, all trains terminated at this station due to
342-544: Was completed in July 2005. Service began on December 15, 1976, as part of the original Red Line that ran from Farragut North to Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood . The opening of the station was delayed by a court order over lack of accessibility for all (it was originally supposed to open with the rest of the first stations on March 27, 1976). WMATA provided assurance that such access would be available by June 1, 1977. Yellow Line service began on April 30, 1983, extending service to
361-542: Was the southern terminus of the Blue Line. After the Yellow Line extension to Huntington opened on December 17, 1983, the station remained the southern terminus for the Blue Line until the Van Dorn Street station opened in 1991. During construction of a second canopy at the station, Metro began running trains through the center track even though it had not been constructed for standard operations, and on January 20, 2003,
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