Forest Glen (WMATA station)

Forest Glen
Station statistics
Address 9730 Georgia Avenue
Forest Glen, MD 20910
Lines
  Red Line
Connections WMATA Metrobus
Ride On
Structure Underground
Platforms 2 inter-connected side platforms
Tracks 2
Parking 596 spaces
Bicycle facilities 42 racks, 16 lockers
Other information
Opened September 22, 1990; 21 years ago (September 22, 1990)
Accessible
Code B09
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Red Line
toward Glenmont

Forest Glen is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Forest Glen, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on September 22, 1990, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).[1][2] Its opening coincided with the completion of 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of rail north of the Silver Spring station and the opening of the Wheaton station.[1][2][3] Providing service for the Red Line, the station is located at Georgia Avenue (Maryland Route 97) and Forest Glen Road. The station is the deepest in the system at 196 feet (60 m) deep, so deep that escalators were not used for access to the surface.

Station layout

Due to tracks resting at a depth of 196 feet (60 m), Forest Glen is the only station in the system without direct surface access by way of escalators.[2][4] Instead, there is a bank of six elevators that supply very fast access (at a rate of 17 feet (5.2 m) per second) between the station and the surface.[4] In addition, a 20-story staircase exists for emergency use. Because of the lack of escalators, Forest Glen is the only station equipped with smoke doors to protect customers during a train fire and evacuation.[2]

Another architectural feature of this station is separate tunnels and platforms for each direction, instead of the large, vaulted common room seen at most other underground stations. This design, shared with Wheaton, was used to save money due to the station's depth.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Fehr, Stephen C. (September 16, 1990), "Wheaton, Forest Glen to climb aboard Metro; New stations to extend Red Line 3.2 miles", The Washington Post: D1 
  2. ^ a b c d e Fehr, Stephen C. (September 23, 1990), "Metro adds 2 stations to system; Wheaton, Forest Glen open for thousands", The Washington Post: D4 
  3. ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings". http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/docs/metrofacts.pdf. Retrieved August 1, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b Levy, Claudia (November 6, 1989), "New Metro stop is way down under; Curious in Maryland take preview plunge into area's deepest station", The Washington Post: B3 

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