L’Enfant
L’Enfant is a railway station in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic which is located on Virginia Avenue Southwest. L’Enfant is situated nearby to the government office Transit Accessibility Center, as well as near Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Headquarters.Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: VRE commuter rail station in Washington, D.C.
- Also known as: “L’Enfant Plaza station”, “L’Enfant station”, “L’Enfant VRE Station”, “VRE L’Enfant Plaza”, “VRE L’Enfant Plaza station”, and “VRE L’Enfant station”
- Address: 650 Virginia Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC 20024
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Gallery of Art.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
National Gallery of Art
Museum
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. National Gallery of Art is situated 2,100 feet north of L’Enfant.
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
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 3,700 feet northeast of L’Enfant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waterfront and East End.
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.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
L’Enfant
- Categories: station located on surface, station, and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88554° or 38° 53′ 8″ northLongitude
-77.02092° or 77° 1′ 15″ westOperator
KeolisNetwork
Virginia Railway ExpressOpen location code
87C4VXPH+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 1130921968OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q88693468
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“L’Enfant” goes by many names.
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