Takoma (WMATA station)

Takoma
Station statistics
Address 327 Cedar Street NW
Washington, DC 20012
Lines
  Red Line
Connections WMATA Metrobus
Ride On
Structure Surface
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Parking 146 spaces
Bicycle facilities 38 racks, 60 lockers
Other information
Opened February 6, 1978; 34 years ago (February 6, 1978)
Accessible
Code B07
Owned by WMATA
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 2.037 million[1]
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
Red Line
toward Glenmont

Takoma is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. It is the last station within the District of Columbia on the eastern end of the line.

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Location

The station serves the area of Takoma Park, Maryland and the Takoma neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and is located in Northwest at Cedar Street and Carroll Street, just inside the District of Columbia.

History

Service began on February 6, 1978.

2009 collision

On June 22, 2009, a southbound Metro train on the Red Line collided with another southbound train, which was stopped between the Takoma and Fort Totten stations, causing the deadliest accident in the system's history.[2]

References

  1. ^ Neighborhood profiles WDCEP Retrieved 2011-12-16
  2. ^ Lena H. Sun; Robert Thomson (June 22, 2009). "Red Line Collision Kills at Least 6". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/06/22/ST2009062202480.html. Retrieved June 23, 2009. 

External links

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