Smithsonian is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue and Orange Lines.
The station is located in the center of the National Mall, with one entrance at Independence Avenue and 12th Street, Southwest, and the other north of there in the Mall. It is named after its proximity to most of the museums and tourist attractions in Washington, particularly the Smithsonian museums. It is also very near some federal buildings, including the Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy. Near this station is where Metro had their first fatality, when a train derailed on January 13, 1982, the same day an Air Florida plane crashed into the 14th Street Bridge. Service began on July 1, 1977.
The WashingtonMetro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Capital Beltway.
Smithsonian lies under the National Mall, and is the busiest station for tourists; however, it is closed down on July 4 every year since the September 11, 2001 attacks, due to its entrances being located within the security perimeter.
WashingtonMetro is unique among major public transportation systems, in that it has no dedicated source of funding.
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