Capitol South — Local services in Washington

Taking this stop every day for two years now, there is a almost always a broken or under repair escalator to enter the station from street level. For this first set there are three escalators and one set of stairs, as well as an escalator located at the corner. When the going down escalator is broken there is never any signage. Once at the mezzanine there are two escalators to go from the mezzanine to the platform (as well as another elevator).

The two escalators (one up and one down) from the platform to the mezzanine cause a large bottle neck which frankly is a safety issue as well. Otherwise the station at least has some heat in the winter and AC in the summer which is better than some other stations.

For interactions with the metro employees, it has been mixed. Once a station manager went above and beyond when myself and another passenger reported a drunk man harassing passagers down below. Most of the time, however, you'll see confused tourists not being particularly helped, while station staff are sleeping, talking with each other, or talking to...

This is a nice metro station. I used this metro station after visiting the Capitol and was satisfied with my experience. This station is served by the blue, orange, and silver lines, which can take you to places such as the National Mall, Rosslyn, Arlington Cemetery, and the Pentagon, all of which are pretty convenient. I gave this metro station five stars because it’s clean and conveniently located by the...

The security is alert. They saw my husband without my kid in the stroller, they act fast to question my husband with lots of why's. And then I showed up with our kid with me. Yeah it's a red flag for them a stroller without a kid inside the station. kudos to the security that...