Takoma (WMATA station)
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| Address | 327 Cedar Street NW Washington, DC 20012 |
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| Connections | WMATA Metrobus Ride On |
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| Structure | Surface | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking | 146 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 38 racks, 60 lockers | ||||||||||
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| Opened | February 6, 1978 | ||||||||||
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| Code | B07 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | WMATA | ||||||||||
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| Passengers (2010) | 2.037 million[1] | ||||||||||
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Takoma is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. It is the last station within the District of Columbia on the eastern end of the line.
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[edit] Location
The station serves the area of Takoma Park, Maryland and the Takoma neighborhood of Washington, D.C. and is located in Northwest at Cedar Street and Carroll Street, just inside the District of Columbia.
[edit] History
Service began on February 6, 1978.
[edit] 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.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Neighborhood profiles WDCEP Retrieved 2011-12-16
- ^ Lena H. Sun; Robert Thomson (June 22, 2009). "Red Line Collision Kills at Least 6". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/06/22/ST2009062202480.html. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Takoma (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons
- WMATA: Takoma Station
- StationMasters Online: Takoma Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Takoma Station
Coordinates: 38°58′32″N 77°01′04″W / 38.975532°N 77.017834°W
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