Fort Totten station

Fort Totten
The upper level of Fort Totten station in April 2019 that serves Red Line trains
General information
Location550 Galloway Street NE
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°57′06″N 77°00′08″W / 38.951777°N 77.002174°W / 38.951777; -77.002174
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms2 island platforms (1 per level)
Tracks4 (2 per level)
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: 60, 64, 80, E2, E4, F6, K2, K6, K9, R1, R2
Construction
Structure typeRed Line: Elevated
Green Line: Below grade
Platform levels2
Parking408 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare, 10 racks and 6 lockers
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeB06 (upper level)
E06 (lower level)
History
OpenedFebruary 4, 1978 (February 4, 1978)[1]
Passengers
20235,215 daily[2]
Rank15 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Georgia Avenue–Petworth Green Line West Hyattsville
toward Greenbelt
Brookland–CUA Red Line Takoma
toward Glenmont
Former services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Georgia Avenue–Petworth
toward Huntington
Yellow Line West Hyattsville
toward Greenbelt
Location
Map

Fort Totten station is a Washington Metro station in northeastern Washington, D.C. It is one of the four major transfer points on the Metrorail system. It acts as a transfer point between the Green and Red Lines. It is the last station on the Green Line in the District of Columbia before heading into Maryland and the second to last for the Red Line. It is one of two stations (the other being Arlington Cemetery station) with three levels (the entrance and exit are on the second floor between the three lines), and is doubly unique in being the only multi-level transfer station built above ground and being the only such station to have island platforms on both levels, as opposed to just the lower level. The station's name comes from a Civil War-era fortification which itself was named after General Joseph Gilbert Totten, the Chief Engineer of the antebellum US Army.

The station is located in the middle of Fort Totten Park in Northeast, serving the neighborhoods of Fort Totten to the west and Queens Chapel to the east. The station also serves the adjacent neighborhoods of Riggs Park, North Michigan Park, and Michigan Park in Northeast D.C., the Manor Park neighborhood of Northwest, and the Maryland neighborhood of Chillum.[3]

  1. ^ Johnson, Janis (February 4, 1978). "Exuberant Crowd Celebrates Metro's Arrival in Maryland". The Washington Post. p. B1.
  2. ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Station Vicinity Map: Fort Totten" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved April 1, 2018.

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