Stadium–Armory station

Stadium–Armory station serves the Hill East and Kingman Park neighborhoods. It is named for the adjacent RFK Stadium and D.C. Armory. It has a single island platform with two tracks. Track D1 is for eastbound trains to New Carrollton or Largo and track D2 is for westbound trains to Vienna, Franconia–Springfield, or Ashburn. An indicator sign at the north end of the station flashes to inform passengers of the arriving train's destination, showing Orange and/or Silver for New Carrollton, and Blue and/or Silver for Largo. This feature is only used at final transfer stations; another example being . The station has two entrances along 19th Street SE; the north entrance at Independence Avenue and the south entrance between C & Burke Streets SE. Elevator access is at the south entrance. Stadium-Armory is the last underground station for eastbound trains en route to New Carrollton. North of the station, the tracks rise onto an elevated structure above the RFK Stadium parking lots and continue east across the Anacostia River. Beyond an elevated pocket track, the lines diverge at D&G Junction. The D Route, used by the Orange Line and some Silver Line service, continues northeast to New Carrolton. The G Route, used by the Blue Line and some Silver Line service, continues east to Downtown Largo entering a tunnel. ==History==

20th century The station opened on July 1, 1977. Its opening coincided with the completion of of rail between National Airport and RFK Stadium. Orange Line service to the station began upon the line's opening on November 20, 1978. In 1979, the D.C. Armory requested that the station name be changed to "Starplex" for the Stadium Armory Complex, but that request was ignored by the Metro Board. Stadium–Armory would also serve as the eastern terminus of the Blue Line from its opening through the opening of its extension to on November 22, 1980. 21st century The station was supposed to be the Silver Line's eastern terminus, but in December 2012, due to safety concerns regarding a pocket track between this station and and Benning Road, Metro officials decided to extend the line into nearby Prince George's County, Maryland to Largo, which is the eastern terminus of the Blue Line. Silver Line service at Stadium-Armory began on July 26, 2014. Between May 28 and September 5, 2022, all Orange Line trains were terminating at Stadium–Armory station due to the Platform Improvement Project which closed stations north of Stadium–Armory station. On weekends, all Blue and Silver Line trains were terminating Stadium–Armory while Orange Line trains were cut back to Ballston–MU due to aerial structure repairs along the D route. On September 21, 2015, a transformer caught fire near the station, causing severe delays. The reduced power as a result of the loss of the transformer caused WMATA to implement strategies to combat congestion in the system. This included having Orange and Silver line trains skip the Stadium–Armory station during rush hours, but service had been restored as of November. == References ==