Farragut North station

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Farragut North
Washington Metro rapid transit station
Location 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Coordinates 38°54′11″N 77°02′23″W / 38.903192°N 77.039766°W / 38.903192; -77.039766Coordinates: 38°54′11″N 77°02′23″W / 38.903192°N 77.039766°W / 38.903192; -77.039766
Owned by WMATA
Line(s) Red Line Red Line
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Metrobus: 3Y, 7Y, 11Y, 16Y, 30N, 30S, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38B, 39, 42, 43, 80, D1, D3, D5, D6, G8, L2, N2, N4, N6, P17, P19, S1, S2, S4, S9, W13
DC Circulator
MTA Maryland Bus: 901, 902, 904, 905, 995
Loudoun County Transit
PRTC OmniRide
Construction
Structure type Underground
Bicycle facilities 8 racks
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code A02
History
Opened March 27, 1976 (March 27, 1976)
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 25,398 daily [1] Increase 0.19%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
toward Shady Grove
Red Line
toward Glenmont

Farragut North is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Red Line.

Farragut North serves downtown Washington and is located just north of Farragut Square. It lies at the heart of the business district on Connecticut Avenue, with two entrances at L Street and one at K Street. Adjacent to the L Street entrance was a food court which has its own stairway to the surface; the food court closed in 2007 and was later replaced with a Results Gym location. It is the third-busiest station in the Metro system, averaging 27,200 passengers per weekday as of May 3, 2006.[2] It is also one of the most shallow, with a lower-than-usual ceiling. The low, flat ceiling at the west end was built to accommodate a proposed freeway ramp to Interstate 66, which was never built. Service began on March 27, 1976.

Description

Farragut North station features unique architecture throughout the system. Its mezzanine stretches across more of the platform and is longer than most, with an open depression looking onto the platform in the middle. There are two elevated "aisles" that serve different escalators and exits. Special buttress-like structures support these stretches of the mezzanine.

As part of the long-term capital improvement plan dated September 12, 2002, WMATA has proposed building an underground pedestrian tunnel connecting this station with the Blue, Orange and Silver Line station Farragut West. On October 28, 2011, Metro announced its Farragut Crossing program, allowing riders using a SmarTrip card up to 30 minutes to transfer for free by foot between Farragut West and Farragut North stations.[3]

The station is named for the adjacent Farragut Square, which takes its name from Admiral David Farragut, the senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.

On November 24, 2009, a large crack was found in the ceiling during a routine inspection; repairs began the following day.[4]

On February 12, 2010 at approximately 10:13 a.m. a train derailed in the pocket track immediately north of this station when the front car left the tracks.[5] Of the approximately 345 passengers on board, one person was transported to the hospital. All of the passengers were evacuated without incident. The cause of the derailment is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.[6]

As of 2011, the station is undergoing structural repairs. The renovation will add a new structural support column. Cracks in the ceiling where moisture is entering the station are being patched and ceiling tiles replaced. In addition, the escalators are being overhauled.[7]

South of this station, a non-revenue track diverges from the outbound track that connects with the outbound track on the shared Orange/Blue/Silver Line tracks between Farragut West and McPherson Square.

Station layout

G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
P
Platform level		 Westbound ← Red Line Red Line toward Shady Grove (Dupont Circle)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → Red Line Red Line toward Glenmont (Metro Center) →

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