Fort Totten (Washington Metro)

Infobox Station
name = Fort Totten

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address = 550 Galloway Street, Northeast,
Washington, D.C. 20011
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platform = 1 island platform
tracks = 2 upper level, 2 lower level
parking = 408 spaces
bicycle = 10 racks, 6 lockers
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opened = February 6, 1978
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ADA = Yes
code = B06 (upper level)
E06 (lower level)
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Fort Totten is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green, Yellow (Off-Peak), and Red Lines; it is a transfer station between the Green/Yellow Lines and the Red. It is also the last Green Line station in the District of Columbia going northeast.

Fort Totten is located in the middle of Fort Totten Park in Northeast and is accessed via Galloway Street. The station is considered to be in the neighborhood of Fort Totten, and is a short distance from the neighborhoods of Manor Park and Riggs Park.

Service began on the Red Line (upper) platform on February 6, 1978, and on the Green Line (lower) platform on December 11, 1993. The name comes from a Civil War-era fortification which itself was named after General Joseph Gilbert Totten.

The lower-level platform for the Green Line (and the Yellow Line during off-peak times) is unique in that it is built into a hillside, part underground in a rock tunnel, and part at ground level in an open cut. A single-track connection east of the station allows trains to be moved between the Red and Green Lines, and was once used for the Green line Commuter Shortcut service to Farragut North via the Red Line tracks, before the mid-city segment of the Green Line was completed.

Beginning on December 31, 2006 as part of an 18-month trial, Metro extended Yellow Line service to Fort Totten station during non-rush hours and weekends.cite news |first=Eric M |last=Weiss |title=Yellow Line Is En Route to Fort Totten |work=The Washington Post |date=2006-12-30 |page=B01 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/29/AR2006122901622.html ] In a press release, Councilmember Jim Graham said that the service change would support the "development and urban lifestyle" of the neighborhoods between the Fort Totten and Mount Vernon Square stations. [cite press release |title=Metro Extends Yellow Line to Fort Totten During Off-Peak Hours |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |date=2006-12-26 |url=http://www.wmata.com/about/MET_NEWS/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1476]

Bus routes

Metrobus
* 60, 64
* 80
* E2, E3, E4
* K2
* K6
* R1, R2, R5
* R3

References

External links

* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=28 Fort Totten Station]
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/FORTOTTN/fortottn.html Fort Totten Station]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/red-line.asp?station=B06 Fort Totten Station (Upper Level)]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/green-line.asp?station=E06 Fort Totten Station (Lower Level)]