Fort Totten (Washington Metro)
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An outbound train arrives on Fort Totten station's lower level.
Fort Totten is located in the middle of Fort Totten Park in Northwest, and is accessed via Galloway Street. 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.
The lower-level Green Line platform is unique in that it is part underground, in a rock tunnel in a hillside, and part at ground level. A single-track connection east of the station allows trains to be moved between the lines, and was once used for Green line service to downtown on the Red Line, before the mid-city portion of the Green Line was completed.
External Links
- WMATA: Fort Totten Station (http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=28)
- world.nycsubway.org: Fort Totten Station (Upper Level) (http://world.nycsubway.org/us/washdc/red/wmata-red-totten.html)
- world.nycsubway.org: Fort Totten Station (Lower Level) (http://world.nycsubway.org/us/washdc/green/wmata-green-totten.html)
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Fort Totten Station (Upper Level) (http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/stations/red/fort-totten.asp)
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Fort Totten Station (Lower Level) (http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/stations/green/fort-totten.asp)
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