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Downtown Largo station

Coordinates: 38°54′2.1″N 76°50′40.3″W / 38.900583°N 76.844528°W / 38.900583; -76.844528
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Largo Town Center
General information
Location9000 Lottsford Road & Largo Town Center
Largo, MD 20774
Coordinates38°54′2.1″N 76°50′40.3″W / 38.900583°N 76.844528°W / 38.900583; -76.844528
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: C21, C22, C26, C29
Bus transport TheBus: 21, 26, 28
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking2,200 spaces
Bicycle facilities4 racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeG05
History
OpenedDecember 18, 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12-18)
Passengers
20144,912 daily [1]Increase 0.78%
Services
Preceding station   WMATA   Following station
Ashburn
Loudoun Gateway
Dulles Yard
Dulles International Airport Dulles International Airport
Innovation Center
Herndon
Reston Town Center
Wiehle–Reston East
Shady Grove Yard
Spring Hill
Shady Grove
Greensboro
Rockville
Capitol Limited
Twinbrook
Tysons
McLean
North Bethesda
Vienna
Grosvenor–Strathmore
Dunn Loring
Glenmont Yard
Medical Center
Glenmont
Falls Church Yard
Greenbelt Yard
West Falls Church
Greenbelt
Greenbelt–BWI Airport Line
East Falls Church
Wheaton
Ballston–MU
College Park
Bethesda
Forest Glen
Virginia Square–GMU
Hyattsville Crossing
Friendship Heights
Silver Spring
Tenleytown–AU
West Hyattsville
Clarendon
Takoma
Van Ness–UDC
Fort Totten
Court House
Georgia Avenue–Petworth
Cleveland Park
Columbia Heights
Woodley Park
Brookland–CUA
Dupont Circle
Rhode Island Avenue
Rosslyn
Brentwood Yard
Foggy Bottom–GWU
NoMa–Gallaudet U
Farragut North
Union Station
DC StreetcarVirginia Railway ExpressAmtrak
Farragut West
U Street
Shaw–Howard University
Arlington Cemetery
Mount Vernon Square
McPherson Square
Judiciary Square
Metro Center
Gallery Place
Federal Triangle
Smithsonian
Archives
L'Enfant Plaza
Federal Center SW
Waterfront
Capitol South
Navy Yard–Ballpark
Eastern Market
Anacostia
Potomac Avenue
Congress Heights
Stadium–Armory
Pentagon
Pentagon City
Minnesota Avenue
Virginia Railway Express Crystal City
Benning Road
Southern Avenue
Deanwood
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport National Airport
Cheverly
Naylor Road
Capitol Heights
Suitland
Addison Road
Branch Avenue
Landover
Branch Avenue Yard
New Carrollton
Amtrak
Potomac Yard
Morgan Boulevard
Braddock Road
New Carrollton Yard
Virginia Railway Express King Street–Old Town
Downtown Largo
Alexandria Yard
Van Dorn Street
Eisenhower Avenue
Virginia Railway Express
Franconia–Springfield
Huntington
Key
Red Line
Green Line
Orange Line
Yellow Line
Blue Line
Silver Line
Multiple services
Non-revenue tracks

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
Terminus
Ashburn
Loudoun Gateway
Dulles Yard
Dulles International Airport Dulles International Airport
Innovation Center
Herndon
Reston Town Center
Wiehle–Reston East
Shady Grove Yard
Spring Hill
Shady Grove
Greensboro
Rockville
Capitol Limited
Twinbrook
Tysons
McLean
North Bethesda
Vienna
Grosvenor–Strathmore
Dunn Loring
Glenmont Yard
Medical Center
Glenmont
Falls Church Yard
Greenbelt Yard
West Falls Church
Greenbelt
Greenbelt–BWI Airport Line
East Falls Church
Wheaton
Ballston–MU
College Park
Bethesda
Forest Glen
Virginia Square–GMU
Hyattsville Crossing
Friendship Heights
Silver Spring
Tenleytown–AU
West Hyattsville
Clarendon
Takoma
Van Ness–UDC
Fort Totten
Court House
Georgia Avenue–Petworth
Cleveland Park
Columbia Heights
Woodley Park
Brookland–CUA
Dupont Circle
Rhode Island Avenue
Rosslyn
Brentwood Yard
Foggy Bottom–GWU
NoMa–Gallaudet U
Farragut North
Union Station
DC StreetcarVirginia Railway ExpressAmtrak
Farragut West
U Street
Shaw–Howard University
Arlington Cemetery
Mount Vernon Square
McPherson Square
Judiciary Square
Metro Center
Gallery Place
Federal Triangle
Smithsonian
Archives
L'Enfant Plaza
Federal Center SW
Waterfront
Capitol South
Navy Yard–Ballpark
Eastern Market
Anacostia
Potomac Avenue
Congress Heights
Stadium–Armory
Pentagon
Pentagon City
Minnesota Avenue
Virginia Railway Express Crystal City
Benning Road
Southern Avenue
Deanwood
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport National Airport
Cheverly
Naylor Road
Capitol Heights
Suitland
Addison Road
Branch Avenue
Landover
Branch Avenue Yard
New Carrollton
Amtrak
Potomac Yard
Morgan Boulevard
Braddock Road
New Carrollton Yard
Virginia Railway Express King Street–Old Town
Downtown Largo
Alexandria Yard
Van Dorn Street
Eisenhower Avenue
Virginia Railway Express
Franconia–Springfield
Huntington
Key
Red Line
Green Line
Orange Line
Yellow Line
Blue Line
Silver Line
Multiple services
Non-revenue tracks

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

Largo Town Center is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Lake Arbor, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on December 18, 2004, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue and Silver Lines, it is the eastern terminus of the Blue and Silver Lines, and serves the town of Largo and The Boulevard at the Capital Centre. In December 2012, Largo Town Center was one of five stations added to the route of the Silver Line, which was originally supposed to end at the Stadium–Armory station, but was extended into Prince George's County, Maryland to Largo Town Center due to safety concerns about a pocket track just past Stadium–Armory.[2] Therefore, Largo Town Center is also the eastern terminus of the Silver Line, which began service on July 26, 2014.[3] It is the first and so far only 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.

History

In 1980, Herbert Harris and other local legislators introduced legislation to study the feasibility of constructing an additional 47 miles (76 km) to the original 103-mile (166 km) network. Included in this request was a previously considered 13-mile (21 km) extension of the Blue Line through Largo en route to a proposed terminus at Bowie.[4]

In October 1996, the proposed routing for the extension of the Blue Line to Largo received a favorable environmental impact statement thus allowing for the project to move forward.[5] The plan represented the first expansion to the original 103-mile (166 km) Metro network and would include both the then named Summerfield and Largo stations.[5] The station gained approval from Congress as part of the extension in February 2000 with the federal government contributing $259 million towards its construction.[6]

Construction began in 2001, and the station opened on December 18, 2004.[7] Its opening coincided with the completion of 3.2 miles (5.1 km)[8] of rail east of the Addison Road station and the opening of the Morgan Boulevard station.[7] The final cost of building it, its sister station and rail extension was $456 million.[9]

Station layout

P
Platform level
Westbound toward Franconia–Springfield (Morgan Boulevard)
toward Wiehle–Reston East (Morgan Boulevard)
Island platform, doors will open on the left or right
Westbound toward Franconia–Springfield (Morgan Boulevard)
toward Wiehle–Reston East (Morgan Boulevard)

Alighting Passengers Only ->

M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance

Notable places nearby

References

  1. ^ "Metrorail Average Weekday Passenger Boardings" (PDF). WMATA. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
  2. ^ http://www.wtop.com/654/2850921/Metros-Silver-Line-to-be-extended-to-Largo-
  3. ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/all-aboard-metros-new-silver-line-rolls-down-the-tracks-for-the-first-time/2014/07/26/238aaa68-14cc-11e4-8936-26932bcfd6ed_story.html
  4. ^ Staff Reporters (June 26, 1980). "Area legislators ask study of 47 more miles of Metrorail". The Washington Post. p. C1.
  5. ^ a b Fehr, Stephen C. (October 18, 1996). "Plan to extend P.G. Metro line moves forward; Environmental study allows Largo stops". The Washington Post. p. C3.
  6. ^ Layton, Lyndsey (February 4, 2000). "Federal funds promised for new Metrorail stops". The Washington Post. p. A1.
  7. ^ a b Dana, Rebecca (December 19, 2004). "Metro, Prince George's extend their reach; Two new Blue Line stations open, bringing passengers and economic potential". The Washington Post. p. C2.
  8. ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Retrieved July 28, 2010.
  9. ^ Partlow, Joshua (January 1, 2005). "Newest stations to ease game-day crush; Redskins fans await rail, trail to FedEx". The Washington Post. p. B3.