Unlike the Wheaton Metro stop, which has the longest escalators in the Western Hemisphere, this station does not have escalator service because it is 196 feet below the surface. Elevators only.
This station opened on February 6, 1978. Until the Forest Glen station was opened on September 22, 1990, this was the Red Line eastern terminal station. The Grosvenor-Strathmore train has less riders.
I cannot stress enough for how important it is for people to remember that on the escalators- stand on the right side and WALK on the left side. So other people can get through. PLEASE!
Battery low? There are electrical outlets on the side of the concrete benches..:D
If in an "Igot2pee" moment the station mgr is nice enough to let you use the bathroom.
If your going down town start on the red line.There's spotty service under ground on the green line.
Another architectural feature of this station is separate tunnels & platforms for each direction, instead of the large, vaulted common room seen. This design, is only shared with Wheaton Station
Tracks rest at a depth of 196 ft, This is the only station in the system w/o direct surface access via escalator. 6 high speed elevators travel 17 ft per second btwn the station & the surface.
Real time browser based train schedule. http://www.wmata.com/mobile/nexttrain/index.cfm?event=display.nextTrain&station_id=16
Stand at the end of the awning for the best position to transfer at Metro Center.
Station, shopping, market, food, transit museum annex; what's not to love? Plus, future plans include an Apple Store and Shake Shack. Then, it's your one-stop (get it?) destination for everything NY!
The lost and found in this once glorious transit hub took in more than fifteen hundred umbrellas in 1947, according to a Talk of the Town story. Read more.
What a privilege to be mayor of one of the biggest road engineering disasters of modern times. YAY!!
For you night owls - the 70 and S2/S4 buses run until 3 AM EVERY DAY!
