Takoma station

Takoma
rapid transit station
Location 327 Cedar Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
Coordinates 38°58′32″N 77°01′04″W / 38.975532°N 77.017834°W / 38.975532; -77.017834Coordinates: 38°58′32″N 77°01′04″W / 38.975532°N 77.017834°W / 38.975532; -77.017834
Owned by WMATA
Line(s)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Connections Metrobus: 52, 54, 59, 62, 63, F1, F2, K2
Ride On: 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 24, 25
Construction
Structure type Surface
Parking 146 spaces
Bicycle facilities 38 racks, 60 lockers
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code B07
History
Opened February 6, 1978 (February 6, 1978)
Traffic
Passengers (2017) 5,108 daily [1] Decrease 1.58%
Services
Preceding station   Washington Metro   Following station
toward Shady Grove
Red Line
toward Glenmont

Takoma is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line, 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, although the station is located on the DC-Maryland state line (Eastern Avenue) and therefore Maryland is immediately across the street from the station.

Location

The station serves the city of Takoma Park, Maryland as well as the Takoma Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and is located at the corners of where Eastern Avenue (the MD/DC Line), Carroll Street NW, Piney Branch Road NW, and Blair Road NW intersect.

Station layout

P
Platform level		 Westbound ← toward Grosvenor or Shady Grove (Fort Totten)
Island platform, doors will open on the left
Eastbound → toward Silver Spring or Glenmont (Silver Spring) →
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance

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 Metrorail System; only Rosslyn and Tenleytown-AU stations share this feature. Takoma, like Brookland-CUA, Fort Totten, and Silver Spring, is in the middle of a CSX rail line. There are two tracks to either side of the island platform, and Metrorail trains use the track on either side closest to the platform.

History

Prior to the opening of Metrorail, the Baltimore & 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 the 1950s. 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.

Service began on February 6, 1978. Takoma was among some of the first stations to open in the Metrorail System, less than one year after the system's inauguration on March 27, 1976.

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.[3]

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. ↑ 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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