Federal Center SW station
Federal Center SW station is a Washington Metro station in an area known as the Southwest Federal Center in Washington, D.C., United States. The island-platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and is located on the Orange, Silver, and Blue Lines.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Metro station
- Description: Washington, D.C. metro station
- Also known as: “Federal Center Southwest”, “Federal Center SW”, and “Federal Center SW Metro Station”
- Address: 401 3rd Street Southwest, Washington, DC 20024
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
United States Capitol
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The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Federal Center SW station.
National Museum of the American Indian
Museum
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The National Museum of the American Indian is a museum in the United States devoted to the culture of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution group of museums and research centers. National Museum of the American Indian is situated 1,200 feet north of Federal Center SW station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront and Capitol Hill.
Waterfront
The Waterfront is just south of the National Mall. In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.
Capitol Hill
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
East End
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East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Federal Center SW station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88512° or 38° 53′ 6″ northLongitude
-77.01508° or 77° 0′ 54″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Operator
WMATANetwork
Washington MetroOpen location code
87C4VXPM+2XOpenStreetMap ID
node 738189403OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationGeoNames ID
4138606Wikidata ID
Q5440054
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Federal Center SW station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “联邦办公西南区站”
- Chinese: “聯邦中心西南區站”
- Chinese: “聯邦中心西南站”
- Chinese: “聯邦辦公西南區站”
- Dutch: “Federal Center SW”
- Esperanto: “Federal Center SW (Metroo de Vaŝingtono)”
- Esperanto: “Federal Center SW”
- French: “Federal Center SW”
- Italian: “Federal Center SW”
- Japanese: “フェデラルセンターSW駅”
- Polish: “Federal Center SW”
- Russian: “Федерал-Сентер-Саут-Уэст”
- Spanish: “Federal Center SW (Metro de Washington)”
- Spanish: “Federal Center SW”
- Ukrainian: “Федерал Сентер Саус-Вест”
Localities in the Area
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