Anacostia — Local services in Washington

Anacostia Metro Station is my neighborhood subway stop; so, I am probably more critical of the station than any other, because I travel through the station more often than all others.

The station's gates have never all been open when I went through the station. I am routinely at the station during the morning and evening rush times, when the station is busiest. The station attendants do very little to police bad behavior around and in the station. I have personally been assaulted in the station, twice; and no one tries to do anything about the craziness that goes on around the station. For example, there is a kiss-n-ride at the Anacostia Metro Station, yet no police department active in the area enforces the requirement that passenger pick-up and and drop-off be accomplished at that facility, leading to horrendous traffic jams right outside the Eastern side of the station. No one enforces the smoking perimeter around the station, leading to several asthma attacks for me. Anacostia Metro Station is dangerous, and both Metro Transit Policy and DCMPD are to blame for that reality. The platform is often littered with discarded food and drink containers, with the station minders practically never down on the platform. Metro should do better. Escalators are routinely shut down, forcing those of us to decsend and ascend stairs, despite our physical limitations. You see, the elevator at the station is barely functional, taking approximately 10 minutes to get one upstairs,...

Located near the heart of downtown Anacostia, this station has a ton of foot traffic due to the huge metrobus transfer point outside. These routes serve Prince George's County. The entire vicinity is very dangerous at all times. Stay frosty here and watch your back. Cops are so used to incidents here that they aren't paying attention when nothing is going on. Shootings happen at this station every year. Do not hang out here and keep moving. More dangerous to head south and east from the station than...

Its been a while since I've caught the train and bus so I was reminded why I drive! The walk to get in and out of Anacostia Station is long both ways, to the kiss and ride and buses terminal! However, it was cleaner than I remember! The station was congested and the A4 going towards the old Hadley Hospital (now Bridgepoint) was slow! However, the bus driver was very nice and helpful in getting me where I...