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Capitol South is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue and Orange Lines. It is also on the planned Silver Line route.

The station is located in Southeast Washington on 1st Street SE, with entrances at C Street and D Street. As this is the nearest station to the US Capitol and the Library of Congress, it is quite popular with tourists. Service began on July 1, 1977.

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In January 2007, the station was closed temporarily when a person was struck by a train.

References[]

WMATA Article on station closing, calls the station "Capitol Heights" but route description fits Capitol South


Previous station Washington Metro Next station
  Blue Line  
toward Vienna
  Orange Line  
toward Route 772
  Silver Line (planned)  

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