Georgia Avenue–Petworth station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Green and Yellow Lines. It is located at the border of the neighborhoods of Petworth, Sixteenth Street Heights, and Park View in Northwest.

Station layout

The station has an island platform located below New Hampshire Avenue, with street-level access from the intersection with Georgia Avenue. It also features the "Arch II" design found at Columbia Heights, Congress Heights, Glenmont, and Mount Vernon Square.

History

thumb|left|A Huntington-bound Yellow Line train at the station in September 2022

It opened on September 18, 1999, part of an extension of the Green Line that connected and , allowing trains to travel between and .

The station's west entrance closed on December 11, 2006, to accommodate construction of a mixed-use development. Bus stops, bike racks, and lockers were moved, and the entrance remained closed until 2009, a year later than planned.

Like many other Metro stations, Georgia Avenue–Petworth has catalyzed nearby development. The District of Columbia Office of Planning has divided development proposals near the station into four localities:

  • Park View. Composed of three blocks along Georgia Avenue south of the station—3200 West, 3400 East, and 3500 East—Park View development is mainly limited by a height limit to infill residential or four- to six-story mixed-use development.
  • Pleasant Plains. Further south, sites at 2700 West and 2900 West on Georgia Avenue are also subject to the low height restriction but with more emphasis on apartments and row houses. Half of Yellow Line service was re-extended to Greenbelt on December 31, 2025.

References

  • Georgia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
  • West side of Georgia Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View