Shaw–Howard University (Washington Metro)

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Shaw-Howard Univ
Station statistics
Address	1701 8th Street, Northwest Washington, D.C. 20001
Lines	Green Line Yellow Line (off-peak hours)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Bicycle facilities	6 racks
Other information
Opened	May 11, 1991
Accessible
Code	E02
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Formerly	Shaw
Traffic
Passengers (2001)	1.211 million ▬ 0%
Services
Preceding station   Metrorail   Following station Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center toward Branch Avenue Green Line U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo toward Greenbelt Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center toward Huntington Yellow Line U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo toward Fort Totten

Shaw-Howard University is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green Line. It is also served by the Yellow Line during off-peak times.

The station is located in Northwest Washington and has two entrances, at 7th and S Streets NW, and 8th and R Streets NW. It was initially named only "Shaw", and serves Howard University and the neighborhood of Shaw. Service began on May 11, 1991.

Contents 1 Notable places nearby 2 Bus routes 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Notable places nearby

Howard University

[edit] Bus routes

Metrobus

• 70, 71
• 79
• G2
• G8

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• WMATA: Shaw-Howard Univ Station
• StationMasters Online: Shaw-Howard Univ
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Shaw-Howard Univ Station

• Shaw–Howard University (Washington Metro) is at coordinates 38°54′47″N 77°01′20″W / 38.912919, -77.022194 (Shaw–Howard University (Washington Metro))Coordinates: 38°54′47″N 77°01′20″W / 38.912919, -77.022194 (Shaw–Howard University (Washington Metro))
  • 7th and S Streets NW entrance: Hybrid satellite image/street map from WikiMapia
  • 8th and R Streets NW entrance: Hybrid satellite image/street map from WikiMapia