Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station 
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2301 I St. NW, Washington DC 20037
Metro Lines: Blue and Orange lines.
Metro Schedule: Opens at 5:15 AM
Metro Parking: None
Bike Parking: None
Elevator (handicapped access): The street elevator is located at the intersection of 23rd Street and I Street.
Metro Entrance: The station has a single entrance or exit at:
23rd Street and I Street NW
First and Last Trains
First Trains: Trains leave exactly 2 hours later on Saturdays and Sundays.
Blue line train from Franconia-Springfield - 5:31 AM
Blue line train from Addison Road-Seat Pleasant - 5:31 AM
Orange line train from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU - 5:32 AM
Orange line train from New Carrollton - 5:35 AM
Last Trains: Trains leave exactly 3 hours later on Friday and Saturday nights.
Blue line train from Franconia-Springfield - 12:10 AM
Blue line train from Largo Town Center - 12:00 AM
Orange line train from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU - 12:10 AM
Orange line train from New Carrollton - 12:00 AM
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Platform
The Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station has 2 split platforms, one on each level. Each train goes in two directions named for the last stop on the line.
Blue Line: Franconia-Springfield --- Largo Town Center
The Blue Line goes in two directions: Franconia-Springfield and Largo Town Center.
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Photo by ChristopherSchmitt
Bus Connections
The Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station connects passengers to other bus systems in the Washington Metropolitan region. From this station, passengers can transfer to WMATA Metrobus, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) Commuter Bus as well as others.
Metrobus:
31 - Wisconsin Avenue Line
32, 36 - Pennsylvania Avenue Line
38B - Ballston-Farragut Square Line
80 - North Capitol Street Line
H1 - Brookland-Potomac Park Line
L1 - Connecticut Ave Line
N3 - Massachusetts Ave Line
X1 - Benning Road Line
Metrobus Express Limited Stop Service:
39 - Pennsylvania Avenue Limited Line
Kennedy Center:
Kennedy Center Shuttle
MTA Maryland:
901 - La Plata / Waldorf to Washington, DC
909 - California / Charlotte Hall to Washington, DC
950 - Kent Island / Annapolis / Washington, DC
The map below shows you where to board your bus from the Foggy Bottom-GWU Station. Consult the Bus stop information from table below for routing and schedule information about each route serving the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station. To see a larger version of the images below, click on them.
Bike Parking at Foggy Bottom-GWU Station
There are 10 bike racks and 20 lockers at Foggy Bottom-GWU Station. Bikesharing is available near or at this station. Bicycle lockers are available for rent. So you can ride your bicycle to the metro station, leave it there, and take Metro or Metrobus.
Bicycle lockers provide secure parking by improving protection from theft, vandalism, and weather. Each locker is designed to hold one bicycle and bicycle gear. When you rent a locker, you are given a key to open your assigned locker. The space inside is about 1.2m (4 feet) high x 1.9m (6 feet, 5 inches) deep x 0.9m (3 feet) wide at the door and narrows toward the back of the locker. Most standard bicycles will fit inside. However, longer bicycles such as tandem bikes or some recumbent bikes will not fit into the lockers.
To rent a locker, send an email to bikelocker@wmata.com providing your name, address, contact phone number, email address, and station of interest. All locker rentals cost $200 per year, and are subject to availability.
Note: Do not lock your bicycle to railings, sign posts, benches, and other unauthorized areas around the station. Such bicycles are subject to removal without notification.
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Foggy Bottom-GWU Station
Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station is the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington DC. The metro station opened on July 1, 1977 and serves the Orange and Blue Lines.
The Metro Station is located on the George Washington University campus, only blocks from the Lincoln Memorial and 15 minutes away (walking) from Georgetown. If you like fine arts, the free Kennedy Center Shuttle picks up passengers from the station's entrance/exit.
Washington DC Metro
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