NoMa-Gallaudet U Station - DC Metro
Red Line - station in Washington, DC.
About NoMa-Gallaudet U station
NoMa-Gallaudet U was added to the Red Line after the rest of the line was already running, infilled between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue to serve a district that barely existed at the time. It worked: the blocks around Florida Avenue NE filled with offices, apartments and hotels, and the station now carries heavy all-day traffic. Gallaudet University, the world’s leading university for deaf and hard of hearing students, sits a short walk east and gives the station the second half of its name. The Metropolitan Branch Trail runs alongside the tracks here, making this one of the better stations in the system for combining cycling and rail.
The area around NoMa-Gallaudet U
NoMa is a new district built on old rail land – glass office buildings, apartment towers, hotels and ground-floor cafes, with the older residential fabric of Eckington and Trinidad on either side. Union Market to the northeast has become the area’s main food and shopping draw. The mix of riders is unusually broad: office workers, students, residents and visitors staying in the district’s hotels.
What is near NoMa-Gallaudet U station?
Historic university for deaf and hard of hearing students, with a handsome nineteenth-century campus east of the station.
10 min walkIndoor food hall and surrounding retail district, one of the busiest eating and shopping destinations in Northeast Washington.
9 min walkPaved rail-trail running alongside the tracks toward Union Station and north to Silver Spring; accessible right at the station.
2 min walkNeighborhood park beside the trail with lawns, a dog park and seating, popular with NoMa residents.
5 min walkFirst and last trains at NoMa-Gallaudet U
Departure times by direction. Which way you are traveling matters – the last train toward one terminal can be an hour before the last train the other way.
| Day | Toward | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon-Thu | Glenmont | 5:40 am | 12:17 am |
| Mon-Thu | Shady Grove | 5:21 am | 11:57 pm |
| Fri | Glenmont | 5:40 am | 2:17 am |
| Fri | Shady Grove | 5:21 am | 1:57 am |
| Sat | Glenmont | 6:40 am | 2:17 am |
| Sat | Shady Grove | 6:21 am | 1:57 am |
| Sun | Glenmont | 6:40 am | 12:17 am |
| Sun | Shady Grove | 6:21 am | 11:57 pm |
Travel times and fares from NoMa-Gallaudet U
| To | Time | Weekday to 9:30pm | Late night & weekend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Center | 8 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| Gallery Pl-Chinatown | 6 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| L'Enfant Plaza | 14 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| Union Station | 2 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| Smithsonian | 16 min | $2.25 | $2.25 |
| Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | 24 min | $3.40 | $2.50 |
| Washington Dulles International Airport | 66 min | $6.75 | $2.50 |
| Pentagon | 19 min | $2.85 | $2.50 |
| Shady Grove | 44 min | $6.75 | $2.50 |
| Glenmont | 23 min | $6.00 | $2.50 |
Travel times and fares published by WMATA. Fares valid July 2026.
Changing lines at NoMa-Gallaudet U
NoMa-Gallaudet U is served by the Red Line only.
Parking at NoMa-Gallaudet U
Tips for using NoMa-Gallaudet U
- The station is well set up for cyclists thanks to the Metropolitan Branch Trail running past the entrances.
- Union Station is one stop south if you need Amtrak, MARC or VRE connections.
- Both entrances sit on Florida Avenue NE but on opposite sides of the tracks – pick the right one or you will cross under the rail bridge.
NoMa-Gallaudet U station FAQ
About a ten-minute walk east along Florida Avenue NE to the campus gate. The university is named in the station title precisely because this is the Metro access point for it, and the route is direct along the avenue.
Yes, roughly nine minutes northeast of the station. It is the standard Metro approach to Union Market and the surrounding retail blocks. The walk crosses under the rail corridor, so follow the street signage rather than cutting across.
It was added later as an infill station between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue, to serve the redevelopment of the former rail and industrial land in NoMa. The neighborhood grew up around it rather than the other way around.
It is one of the more bike-friendly stations on the system, with the Metropolitan Branch Trail running directly past. Bike parking is provided at the entrances. Metro’s rules on carrying bicycles aboard trains vary by time of day, so check wmata.com for current policy.