Washington Metro station Columbia Heights
Opened	September 18, 1999
Platform style	Center platform
RTU number	E04
Next station Metro Lines Next station U St/African- Amer Civil War Memorial/ Cardozo   Green   Georgia Ave-Petworth

Columbia Heights is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green Line. Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro or simply Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... Here is a list of stations on the Metrorail subway system of Washington D.C.. Stations in bold are transfer stations; while lines may share many stations (particularly Blue and Orange), only stations where lines cross, or stations where lines diverge (such as when the Blue and Orange lines go... Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 777 KB)Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station, photographed by Ben Schumin on May 29, 2004. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro or simply Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... Corridor to 13th Street entrance. ... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... Georgia Avenue-Petworth station as seen from the escalators. ... Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro or simply Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ...

The station is located in northwest Washington at 14th and Irving Streets, serving both the Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. It is also close to the Adams Morgan neighborhood. A person was killed at this station on November 17, 2005 when a passenger stepped onto the tracks. The operator of a train did see him, and pressed the emergency brake, but did not have enough time or track to stop. Service began on September 18, 1999. In the Cartesian-coordinate-based street system of Washington, D.C., 14th Street refers to any of several north-south streets located 14 blocks east or west of the United States Capitol. ... Columbia Heights is a neighborhood in Washington, DC. Geography Located in the northwest quadrant of Washington, DC, Columbia Heights borders the neighborhoods of Shaw, Adams Morgan, Mount Pleasant, Petworth, and Pleasant Plains. ... Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, Saturdays (May-December) Mount Pleasant St, NW Mount Pleasant is a neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington, DC, roughly bounded by 16th Street, NW, and the Columbia Heights neighborhood to the east, Rock Creek Park to the north and west, and Harvard Street, NW... Adams Morgan is a neighborhood in Washington, DC, in the northwest quadrant of the city above Dupont Circle. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

External links

• WMATA: Columbia Heights Station
• StationMasters Online: Columbia Heights Station
• world.nycsubway.org: Columbia Heights Station
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Columbia Heights Station