An outbound train arrives on Fort Totten station's lower level.

Fort Totten is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Green and Red Lines; it is a transfer station between the two lines. It is also the last Green Line station in the District of Columbia going northeast. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 692 KB)Fort Totten Metro station. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 692 KB)Fort Totten Metro station. ... Red Line train at Metro Center, hub of the system The Washington Metro is the public transportation system of Washington, D.C., and neighboring suburban communities in Maryland and Virginia, both inside and outside the Beltway. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Greenbelt station, end of the Green line on the Washington Metro The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 subway stations from Greenbelt to Branch Ave. ... The Red Line of the Washington Metro consists of 27 subway stations from Shady Grove to Glenmont. ...

Fort Totten is located in the middle of Fort Totten Park in Northeast, and is accessed via Galloway Street. Service began on the Red Line (upper) platform on February 6, 1978, and on the Green Line (lower) platform on December 11, 1993. The name comes from a Civil War-era fortification. February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Nakhal Fort, one of the best-preserved forts in Oman. ...

The lower-level Green Line platform is unique in that it is part underground, in a rock tunnel in a hillside, and part at ground level. A single-track connection east of the station allows trains to be moved between the lines, and was once used for Green line service to downtown on the Red Line, before the mid-city portion of the Green Line was completed.

External Links

• WMATA: Fort Totten Station
• world.nycsubway.org: Fort Totten Station (Upper Level)
• world.nycsubway.org: Fort Totten Station (Lower Level)
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Fort Totten Station (Upper Level)
• The Schumin Web Transit Center: Fort Totten Station (Lower Level)

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