Fort Totten is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Green, Yellow (Off-Peak), and Red Lines; it is a transfer station between the Green/Yellow Lines and the Red. It is also the last Green Line station in the District of Columbia going northeast.
Fort Totten is located in the middle of Fort Totten Park in Northeast and is accessed via Galloway Street. The station is considered to be in the neighborhood of Fort Totten, and is a short distance from the neighborhoods of Manor Park and Riggs Park.
Service began on the Green Line (lower) platform on December 11, 1993. The name comes from a Civil War-era fortification which itself was named after General Joseph Gilbert Totten.
The lower-level platform for the Green Line (and the Yellow Line during off-peak times) is unique in that it is built into a hillside, part underground in a rock tunnel, and part at ground level in an open cut. A single-track connection east of the station allows trains to be moved between the Red and Green Lines, and was once used for the Green line Commuter Shortcut service to Farragut North via the Red Line tracks, before the mid-city segment of the Green Line was completed.
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: View of the Red Line platform from the outbound end of the Green Line platform. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Area where the underground and outdoor sections of the Green Line platform come together. The gull-wing roof of the outdoor section fits inside the tunnel. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Inbound end of the Green Line platform. The underground portion of the Fort Totten platform is unique as it is designed to continue the feel of the outdoor portion's gull-wing canopy. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: View in the outbound direction from the inbound end of the lower level. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Inbound end of platform, showing the outbound track. Yellow Line trains arrive here to terminate service, while Green Line trains continue on to Greenbelt from here. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Inbound end of Fort Totten lower level. Note the lack of platform pylons in the underground section. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Outbound end of the Green Line platform, looking towards the mezzanine level and the Red Line platform. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Outbound track, facing inbound direction. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Outbound end of the station, viewing the outbound tracks. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2003-08-09 Comments: Station name plaque over the inbound track. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2004-05-08 Comments: PIDS screen indicating the arrival time of the next inbound Green Line train. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2004-08-18 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2005-03-16 Comments: Station name plaque and strip map, inbound side. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5159 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2005-05-11 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2005-10-12 Comments: Bomb-containment trash can. |
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Vehicle: CAF 5026 Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2005-12-28 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6027 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: End-to-end view of car interior, facing cab end. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Service: WMATA Green Line Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Exterior destination sign. |
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Vehicle: Alstom 6026 Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Category: Alstom Cars Date: 2006-10-11 Comments: Floor lighting using white LEDs as seen from the platform at Fort Totten. The Alstom cars are the first since the Rohrs to have floor lighting on both sides of the doors. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2006-10-26 Comments: Train is not on service, passing through the station on the inbound track without stopping. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2006-10-26 Comments: Outbound view, showing area where the canopy enters the tunnel. |
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Location: Fort Totten (Lower Level) Date: 2006-12-18 Comments: New signage for Yellow Line extension to Fort Totten. |
