Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station
Foggy Bottom–GWU station is a Washington Metro station in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of 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.Photo: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: Washington Metro station on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines
- Also known as: “Foggy Bottom GWU Metro Station”, “Foggy Bottom GWU Station”, “Foggy Bottom-GWU Station”, “Foggy Bottom–GWU station”, and “Foggy Bottom–GWU Station”
- Address: 2301 I Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20037
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George Washington University Hospital and Washington Circle.
George Washington University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Marcus Qwertyus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The George Washington University Hospital is a short-stay hospital in Washington, D.C. affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Washington Circle
Park
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington Circle is a traffic circle in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C., United States. It is located on the border of the Foggy Bottom and West End neighborhoods, which is a part of Ward 2. Washington Circle is situated 610 feet north of Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station.
Lincoln Memorial
Photo: UpstateNYer, Public domain.
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D.C. The memorial is built in a neoclassical style in the form of a classical temple. Lincoln Memorial is situated 4,200 feet south of Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foggy Bottom and West End.
Foggy Bottom
Suburb
Photo: bootbearwdc, CC BY 2.0.
Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.
West End
Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West End of Downtown D.C. is the area immediately west of downtown. This guide focuses on the areas of K Street, the West End and Foggy Bottom neighborhoods.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90087° or 38° 54′ 3″ northLongitude
-77.05035° or 77° 3′ 1″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Inception
July 1st, 1977Operator
WMATANetwork
Washington MetroOpen location code
87C4WW2X+8VOpenStreetMap ID
node 738189359OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
4138668Wikidata ID
Q8564177
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “霧谷-喬治·華盛頓大學站”
- Esperanto: “Stacio Nebula Malsupro–Georgo-Vaŝington-Universitato”
- French: “Foggy Bottom–GWU”
- Italian: “Foggy Bottom-GWU”
- Japanese: “フォギー・ボトム・GWU駅”
- Korean: “포기 보텀-GWU역”
- Russian: “Фогги-Боттом — Джи-Дабл-ю-Ю”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom – GWU (Metro de Washington)”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom GWU (Metro de Washington D C )”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom GWU (Metro de Washington D. C.)”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom GWU (Metro de Washington)”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom GWU”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom-GWU (Metro de Washington D C )”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom-GWU (Metro de Washington D. C.)”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom-GWU (Metro de Washington)”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom-GWU”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom–GWU (Metro de Washington)”
- Spanish: “Foggy Bottom–GWU”
- Ukrainian: “Фоггі-Боттом”
- Urdu: “فوگی باٹم-جی ڈبلیو یو اسٹیشن”
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