Capitol South station is a Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill 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 (WMATA). The station currently provides service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines.
History
The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium and the opening of the Arlington Cemetery, Crystal City, Eastern Market, Farragut West, Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom–GWU, L'Enfant Plaza, McPherson Square, National Airport, Pentagon, Pentagon City, Potomac Avenue, Rosslyn, Smithsonian and Stadium–Armory stations. Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978.
The station was painted white sometime in the 2000s.
Silver Line service at Capitol South began on July 26, 2014.
Between January 15 and January 21, 2021, this station was closed because of security concerns due to the Inauguration of Joe Biden.
Location
Capitol South is located in the south-central section of the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is surrounded by a wealth of government offices and buildings. Most importantly, it stands as the closest station to the Capitol Building which holds the Senate and House of Representatives. All three buildings of the Library of Congress are within a quarter-of-a-mile radius of Capitol South as are the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters. Once passengers pass through these faregates, a pair of escalators brings passengers onto the platform.