Stadium–Armory
Stadium–Armory station in 2022
General information
Location	192 19th Street SE Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates	38°53′18″N76°58′38″W / 38.8883°N 76.9771°W /38.8883; -76.9771
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus:C41,C51, D24 OurBus Anacostia Riverwalk Trail
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 20 racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	D08
History
Opened	July 1, 1977 (1977-07-01)
Passengers
2023	1,265 daily[1]
Rank	74 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Potomac Avenue towardVienna Orange Line Minnesota Avenue towardNew Carrollton Potomac Avenue towardAshburn Silver Line Minnesota Avenue towardNew Carrollton Benning Road towardDowntown Largo Potomac Avenue towardFranconia–Springfield Blue Line Benning Road towardDowntown Largo
Route map Benning Road Minnesota Avenue D&G Junction Potomac Avenue
Location

Stadium–Armory station is aWashington Metrostation in theHill East neighborhood ofWashington, D.C. The station opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Stadium–Armory serves theBlue,Orange, andSilver Lines. The station was named for its proximity to theRFK Stadium campus and theD.C. Armory.

The station is atransfer station, as this is the last station shared by the three lines before the lines diverge going east.

Stadium–Armory station serves theHill East andKingman Park neighborhoods. It is named for the adjacentRFK Stadium andD.C. Armory. It has a singleisland platform with two tracks. Track D1 is for eastbound trains toNew Carrollton orLargo and track D2 is for westbound trains toVienna,Franconia–Springfield, orAshburn. An indicator sign at the north end of the station flashes to inform passengers of the arriving train's destination, showing Orange for New Carrollton, and Blue and/or Silver for Largo. This feature is only used at final transfer stations; another example beingRosslyn. The station has two entrances along 19th Street SE; the north entrance atIndependence Avenue and the south entrance between C & Burke Streets SE. Elevator access is at the south entrance.

Stadium-Armory is the last underground station for eastboundOrange,Blue andSilver lines combined. North of the station, the tracks emerge onto an elevated structure continuing east across the Anacostia river. After an elevated pocket track, the D&G Junction splits the Orange Line with the Blue and Silver lines as they each continue east into Maryland.

The station opened on July 1, 1977.^[2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 11.8 miles (19.0 km)^[3] of rail betweenNational Airport andRFK Stadium.^[4] Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.^[5]

In 1979, the D.C. Armory requested that the station name be changed to "Starplex" for the Stadium Armory Complex, but that request was ignored by the Metro Board.^[6] Stadium–Armory would also serve as the eastern terminus of the Blue Line from its opening through the opening of its extension toAddison Road on November 22, 1980.^[7]

The station was supposed to be the Silver Line's eastern terminus, but in December 2012, due to safety concerns regarding apocket track between this station andMinnesota Avenue andBenning Road, Metro officials decided to extend the line into nearbyPrince George's County, Maryland toLargo, which is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line.^[8] Silver Line service at Stadium-Armory began on July 26, 2014.^[9]

Between May 28 and September 5, 2022, all Orange Line trains were terminating at Stadium–Armory station due to the Platform Improvement Project which closed stations north of Stadium–Armory station. On weekends, all Blue and Silver Line trains were terminating Stadium–Armory while Orange Line trains were cut back toBallston–MU due to aerial structure repairs along the D route.^[10]

On September 21, 2015, atransformer caught fire near the station, causing severe delays. The reduced power as a result of the loss of the transformer caused WMATA to implement strategies to combat congestion in the system.^[11] This included having Orange and Silver line trains skip the Stadium–Armory station during rush hours, but service had been restored as of November.^[12]

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• WMATA Stadium–Armory station page

• Hill East
• Stations on the Blue Line (Washington Metro)
• Stations on the Orange Line (Washington Metro)
• Stations on the Silver Line (Washington Metro)
• Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1977
• 1977 establishments in Washington, D.C.
• Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.

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