Takoma station

Takoma is a Washington Metro station on the Red Line in the Takoma Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., bordering Takoma Park, Maryland. The station is considered to be located in part of Takoma Park's Historic District. It is the last station in the District of Columbia on the eastern end of the Red Line heading to Maryland, located east of the intersection of Blair Road NW and Cedar Street NW. The station's parking lot and bus stops are accessed from Eastern Avenue NW, which runs along the DC–Maryland line.

Takoma
rapid transit station
Location327 Cedar Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38.975532°N 77.017834°W / 38.975532; -77.017834
Owned byWMATA
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Metrobus: 52, 54, 59, 62, 63, F1, F2, K2
Ride On: 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 24, 25
Construction
Structure typeSurface
Parking146 spaces
Bicycle facilities38 racks, 60 lockers
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeB07
History
OpenedFebruary 6, 1978 (February 6, 1978)
Traffic
Passengers (2017)5,108 daily[1]  1.58%
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station
Fort Totten
toward Shady Grove
 Red Line Silver Spring
toward Glenmont

History

Prior to the opening of Metrorail, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) operated commuter trains that served intra-DC locations, including Takoma Park (this service continues as MARC's Brunswick Line, although the closest station serving the area is in Silver Spring Maryland). Commuter rail service ended before Metrorail service began, and the old shelter for the rail stop was demolished in order widen the right-of-way to accommodate Metrorail. Remnants of the Takoma Park B&O rail stop are visible to the west of the Metro station.[2] The original Takoma Park railroad station, located within DC, burned down in 1962.[3]

Construction of the Metrorail Station took place in the early 1970s, and the station shares architectural features with the other above-ground stations constructed across the system. Takoma was among some of the first stations to open in the Metrorail System, less than two years after the system's inauguration on March 27, 1976.[4] Service to Takoma began on February 6, 1978.[5]

In 2017, the station was closed from November 25 to December 10 as part of Metro's Capital Improvement Program. The work mainly focused on replacing and repairing existing tracks.[6]

2009 collision
Main article: June 2009 Washington Metro train 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.[7]

Station layout

The entrance to the station is at the street level, with escalators leading up to the platform. A separate accessible entrance consisting of a single elevator is located near the middle of the platform. The separate accessible and general entrances are a relative rarity in the Washington Metro system; only Rosslyn and Tenleytown-AU stations share this feature.

Like Brookland-CUA, Fort Totten, and Silver Spring, Takoma is located in the middle of the CSX Metropolitan Subdivision rail line. There are two tracks to either side of the island platform, with Metro trains use the inner tracks and Amtrak and MARC Trains using the outer tracks.

P
Platform level		 Westbound ←      Capitol Limited does not stop here
←      Brunswick Line does not stop here
Westbound ← toward Grosvenor–Strathmore or Shady Grove (Fort Totten)
Island platform
Eastbound → toward Silver Spring or Glenmont (Silver Spring) →
Eastbound →      Capitol Limited does not stop here
→      Brunswick Line does not stop here →
G Street level Exit/entrance, buses, parking, fare control, ticket machines, station agent

References
  1. "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. Bentley, Elizabeth. "Commerce in Takoma Park: A Century of Change" (PDF). Takoma Voice. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  3. Mudd, Maria (May 1, 1987). "Home Sweet Takoma". The Washington Post.
  4. Alberto Cuadra; Denise Lu (April 27, 2015). "How D.C. Metro grew over the years". The Washington Post.
  5. Douglas B. Feaver; Janis Johnson; Jack Eisen (February 7, 1978). "Metro Section Opens: Few Flaws, Happy Riders". The Washington Post.
  6. "Red Line: No Trains Between Silver Spring & Fort Totten, Takoma Station Closed November 25 - December 10 for Capital Improvement Project". WMATA. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  7. Lena H. Sun; Robert Thomson (June 22, 2009). "Red Line Collision Kills at Least 6". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
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