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Shaw – Howard University
Shaw-Howard U. station in October 2022
General information
Location	1701 8th Street NW Washington, D.C.
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Metrobus: 70, 79, G8
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 6 racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	E02
History
Opened	May 11, 1991; 33 years ago (May 11, 1991)
Previous names	Shaw
Passengers
2023	2,306 daily
Rank	46 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Mount Vernon Squaretoward Branch Avenue Green Line U Streettoward Greenbelt
Former services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Mount Vernon Squaretoward Huntington Yellow Line U Streettoward Greenbelt
Location

Shaw–Howard University station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Green Line. The station primarily serves Washington's Shaw neighborhood, the home of Howard University.

The station is located within the neighborhood of the same name in the Northwest quadrant of the city, on 7th Street between R and S Streets. It lies just outside the defined boundaries of the Shaw Historic District, which encompasses much the area to the southwest.

Transit-oriented development

Like other stations along the stretch of the Green Line between Gallery Place and Fort Totten, Shaw has been revitalized by transit-oriented development, increasing economic development, residential density, and—controversially—accelerating the pace of gentrification.

Among other projects, Progression Place and CityMarket at O catalyzed development in the area in the early 2010s. The former occupies previously vacant land on the same block as the northern entrance to the station. It contains 115,000 sq ft (10,700 m) of office space (with the UNCF being the anchor tenant), 205 apartments labeled as "7th Flats," and 19,000 sq ft (1,800 m) of retail.

CityMarket at O, located between 7th, 9th, O, and P Streets NW, renovated the long-neglected O Street Market and added 87,000 sq ft (8,100 m) of retail and 629 residential units.

History

Part of the original Metro plan, the station was initially referred to simply as "Shaw". It opened on May 11, 1991, as part of a northward extension of the Green Line from Gallery Place–Chinatown to U Street. The central route under 7th Street, below which the station sits, was added in 1967 primarily to serve the "inner city." The downtown segment of the line was initially projected to open in September 1977, but the first Green Line stations did not open until 1991. While a cut-and-fill tunnel for the Green Line was built under 7th Street and U Street, maintaining vehicle traffic and pedestrian access on those streets was difficult. The result was the loss of the traditional retail businesses along the route.

Since May 7, 2023, the northeastern terminus of the Yellow Line was truncated from Greenbelt to Mount Vernon Square, following its reopening after a nearly eight-month-long major rehabilitation project on its bridge over the Potomac River and its tunnel leading into L'Enfant Plaza. Thus, it no longer services this station.

Station layout

Like most underground Metro stations, Shaw–Howard University is an island-platformed station lying directly below street level. There are two entrances, one to the north at the corner of 7th and S Streets and the other to the south on R Street between 7th and 8th Streets.

References

1. "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
2. Shaw heritage trail Archived July 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Shaw Main Streets Retrieved February 13, 2011
3. UNCF Headquarters Project DC Government Retrieved February 13, 2011
4. 7th Flats at Progression Place Progressive Place Retrieved February 13, 2011
5. The Shops at Progression Place Progression Place Retrieved February 13, 2011
6. CityMarket at O CityMarket at O Retrieved February 13, 2011
7. Schrag at p. 112.
8. Schrag at p. 214.
9. Schrag at p. 213
10. Schrag at p. 217.
11. "Metro's Yellow Line reopens Sunday with controversial turnback". WJLA-TV. Sinclair Broadcast Group. May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

External links

• WMATA Shaw–Howard University station page

• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Shaw–Howard Univ Station
• S Street entrance from Google Maps Street View
• R Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

v t e Washington Metro stations
Red Line	Shady Grove Rockville Twinbrook North Bethesda Grosvenor Medical Center Bethesda Friendship Heights Tenleytown Van Ness Cleveland Park Woodley Park Dupont Circle Farragut North Metro Center Gallery Place Judiciary Square Union Station NoMa Rhode Island Ave Brookland Fort Totten Takoma Silver Spring Forest Glen Wheaton Glenmont
Orange Line	Vienna Dunn Loring West Falls Church East Falls Church Ballston Virginia Square Clarendon Court House Rosslyn Foggy Bottom Farragut West McPherson Sq Metro Center Federal Triangle Smithsonian L'Enfant Plaza Federal Center SW Capitol South Eastern Market Potomac Ave Stadium–Armory Minnesota Ave Deanwood Cheverly Landover New Carrollton
Blue Line	Franconia–Springfield Van Dorn St King St–Old Town Braddock Rd Potomac Yard National Airport Crystal City Pentagon City Pentagon Arlington Cemetery Rosslyn Foggy Bottom Farragut West McPherson Sq Metro Center Federal Triangle Smithsonian L'Enfant Plaza Federal Center SW Capitol South Eastern Market Potomac Ave Stadium–Armory Benning Rd Capitol Heights Addison Rd Morgan Blvd Downtown Largo
Green Line	Branch Ave Suitland Naylor Rd Southern Ave Congress Heights Anacostia Navy Yard Waterfront L'Enfant Plaza Archives Gallery Place Mount Vernon Sq Shaw U St Columbia Heights Georgia Ave Fort Totten West Hyattsville Hyattsville Crossing College Park Greenbelt
Yellow Line	Huntington Eisenhower Ave King St–Old Town Braddock Rd Potomac Yard National Airport Crystal City Pentagon City Pentagon L'Enfant Plaza Archives Gallery Place Mount Vernon Sq
Silver Line	Ashburn Loudoun Gateway Dulles Airport Innovation Center Herndon Reston Town Center Wiehle–Reston East Spring Hill Greensboro Tysons McLean East Falls Church Ballston Virginia Sq Clarendon Court House Rosslyn Foggy Bottom Farragut West McPherson Sq Metro Center Federal Triangle Smithsonian L'Enfant Plaza Federal Center SW Capitol South Eastern Market Potomac Ave Stadium–Armory Benning Rd Capitol Heights Addison Rd Morgan Blvd Downtown Largo
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• Stations on the Green Line (Washington Metro)
• Washington Metro stations in Washington, D.C.
• Railway stations in Washington, D.C., at university and college campuses
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1991
• 1991 establishments in Washington, D.C.
• Railway stations located underground in Washington, D.C.
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