- Friendship Heights (Washington Metro)
Infobox Station
name = Friendship Heights
logo_size = 50px
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address = 5337Wisconsin Avenue , NorthwestWashington, D.C. 20015
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platform = 1island platform
tracks = 2
parking =
bicycle = 50 racks, 22 lockers
passengers = 3.566 million
pass_year = 2006
pass_percent = 5
pass_system =
opened =August 25 ,1984
rebuilt =
ADA = Yes
code = A08
owned =Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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services =
mpassengers =Friendship Heights is a
Washington Metro station on the western half of the Red Line. It straddles the border ofWashington, D.C. and Montgomery County,Maryland at the 5400 block ofWisconsin Avenue , NW; two of the five exits sit on the Maryland side of Western Avenue whereas the other three exit into the District.The station serves the upscale neighborhoods of Chevy Chase and Friendship Heights. The area is a major retail shopping and broadcast media district.
The station also serves as a bus depot linking Montgomery County Transit's Ride-On bus system with the Washington Metro. It is directly adjacent to the Western Division Metrobus garage on 44th Street and Harrison Street, NW.
Service to Friendship Heights began on
August 25 ,1984 when the Red Line inaugurated service to Grosvenor.At the Western Avenue entrance, four separate street entrances come together in a common room, allowing riders to access a set of three escalators that go to the platform. One entrance is located at a side entrance to the lobby of an entrance to the C-level of
Mazza Gallerie that has access to Western Avenue. Another entrance offers direct access to Chevy Chase Pavilion. The last entrance offers access to Wisconsin Avenue. In addition, a tunnel under Western Ave and directly intoThe Shops at Wisconsin Place is currently being built. A second entrance, at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Jenifer Street NW, is elevator-only, with four elevators servicing the station's south mezzanine.Notable places nearby
*
GEICO Headquarters
* Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home
*Mazza Gallerie ,Chevy Chase Pavilion , and other shopping centers
*WMAL ,WRQX , andWJZW radio stations; FoxWTTG-TV Bus routes
Metrobus
* 31 (not apart of the 32, 36 line) http://www.wmata.com/timetables/DC/31.pdf
* 32, 36 (The route is only 32, 36 now) http://www.wmata.com/timetables/dc/30-36.pdf
* 37 (not apart of the 32, 36 line) http://www.wmata.com/timetables/DC/37.pdf
* E2, E3, E4
* E6
* L7, L8
* N2, N3, N4, N6
* T2Ride On Bus
* 1, 11
* 23
* 29
* 34
* 42
* L8
* T2External links
* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=11 Friendship Heights Station]
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/FRIENDSH/friendsh.html Friendship Heights Station]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/red-line.asp?station=A08 Friendship Heights Station]
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