Federal Center SW station

Federal Center SW station is a Washington Metro station in an area known as the Southwest Federal Center in , United States. The island-platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the and is located on the Orange, Silver, and Blue Lines.
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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.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Federal Center SW station.

Museum
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The is a museum in , United States, owned by , Inc, a nonprofit Christian missionary organization established in 2010 by the Green family. is situated 500 feet west of Federal Center SW station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterfront and Capitol Hill.

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The is just south of the . 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.

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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.

Neighborhood
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's is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

Federal Center SW station

Latitude
38.88512° or 38° 53′ 6″ north
Longitude
-77.01508° or 77° 0′ 54″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Operator
WMATA
Network
Washington Metro
Open location code
87C4VXPM+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 738189403
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
4138606
Wiki­data ID
Q5440054
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“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”
  • Ukrainian: “Федерал Сентер Саус-Вест”
  • Urdu: “فیڈرل سینٹر ایس ڈبلیو اسٹیشن”

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