Largo Town Center is a Washington Metro station in Prince George's County, Maryland on the Blue Line, and is currently the eastern terminus of the Blue Line. Serving the town of Largo, and The Boulevard at the Capital Centre, a nearby shopping center, the station began service on December 18, 2004. It is the first station in Prince George's County outside the Capital Beltway, and is located about a mile from FedExField, the home of the Washington Redskins. Largo Town Center is also a major commuter station, with two parking garages, containing a total of 2,200 spaces, connected by a bridge at the top level.
Largo Town Center, along with Morgan Boulevard, marks the first extension of Metro beyond the official original adopted regional system.
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Standard Metro sign placed over original sign on one of the two elevators at Largo Town Center. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Unfinished station entrance pylon, north side. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: View from the north side of the station. The parking garage is to the left, and a train is on the inbound track. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Inbound view as seen from north parking garage. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: South parking lot and station platform, viewed from north parking garage. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Tail tracks east of the station, heading into a tunnel. This leads to a small maintenance facility. Note the provisions on the elevated structure for future extension of the line. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Far outbound end of the station platform, showing building and "END ATC" signs. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Outbound end of the station and tail tracks. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Inbound end of the station, showing the canopy, the interlocking west of the station, and, in the distance, the bridge over the Capital Beltway. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: View from south parking garage. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: View of the outbound end of the station from the south garage, showing the bridge over the station between the two garages, the platform canopy, and the tail tracks. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Far inbound end of the platform. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: South entrance. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Unfinished station entrance pylon, south side. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Largo Beacon by Ray King, outside the south entrance. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Largo Beacon by Ray King, outside the south entrance. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Farecard vending machines. Originally, all farecard machines were Passes/Farecards machines. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Platform elevators. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Platform canopy skylights. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Far outbound end of platform. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: PIDS display showing terminal-style message. |
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Vehicle: Rohr 1053 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Inbound view of station. Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Station name plaque, outbound side. Being a terminal station, both sides say "To Franconia-Springfield". |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Station name plaque, inbound side. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Overhead signage showing station name. This replaced platform pylons. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Outbound view of station as seen from far inbound end. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Outbound view of station as seen from far inbound end. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3287 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3287 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: "Largo" destination sign. Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2004-12-21 Comments: Outbound view of station. Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2005-03-16 Comments: Station entrance pylon. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2046 Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2005-10-26 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2005-10-26 Comments: Aerial view from the north parking garage, showing the building at the end of the platform, the interlocking, the Beltway bridge, and the tunnel portal. A train of Breda 3000-series cars is approaching the station on the outbound track. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2005-10-26 Comments: Close-up of Largo Beacon. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Category: G Route Date: 2006-05-20 Comments: Interlocking and signal at Largo Town Center station. |
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Vehicle: Breda 4000 Location: Largo Town Center Category: July 4 Service Date: 2006-07-04 Comments: Breda 4000 goes out of service at Largo Town Center. |
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Vehicle: Rohr 1214 Location: Largo Town Center Category: July 4 Service Date: 2006-07-04 Comments: Rohr 1214 sits out of service at Largo Town Center, with an "ORANGE" sign in the door. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2006-08-01 Comments: Prince George's County firefighters wait in the station mezzanine before a training session. My understanding is that this was a tour of the station to familiarize firefighters with the station's layout should they ever need to respond to an incident at the station. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2006-08-01 Comments: Station manager kiosk, faregates, and farecard machines in the station mezzanine. Note that regular farecard vending machines have replaced some of the Passes/Farecards machines. |
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Vehicle: Rohr 1167 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: "Standpipe" marking on platform manhole cover. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Category: G Route Date: 2008-06-01 Comments: View from outbound track at Largo Town Center of crossover switches and Decatur Trotter Bridge over the Beltway. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3146 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on outbound track, with view facing inbound. 3146 (but not its mate) was fitted with LED bulbs for its interior lighting, replacing the normal fluorescent bulbs. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3146 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Category: Rehabilitated Breda Cars Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on outbound track, with view facing outbound. 3146 (but not its mate) was fitted with LED bulbs for its interior lighting, replacing the normal fluorescent bulbs. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3147 Service: WMATA Blue Line Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Sign on bus transfer machine indicating that paper transfers are no longer issued nor accepted. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Farecard vending machines. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Farecard vending machines. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Exitfare machines in the mezzanine, inside fare control. The "Newspapers" box is used for equipment storage. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Bus transfer machines with signs indicating that paper transfers are no longer issued nor accepted. |
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Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Platform canopy, viewed from escalator. |
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Vehicle: CAF (left), Breda 3000-Series (right) Service: WMATA Blue Line (left) Location: Largo Town Center Date: 2009-02-21 Comments: Train on inbound (left) track is a Blue Line train to Franconia-Springfield. Train on outbound (right) track is out of service. View facing outbound direction. |
