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Farragut North station

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Farragut North
General information
Location1001 Connecticut Avenue, Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
Owned byWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Line(s)Red Line
PlatformsCenter platform
Trackstwo
Construction
Bicycle facilitieseight racks
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeA02
History
OpenedMarch 27, 1976
Passengers
20019.581 million Steady 0%
Services
Preceding station   WMATA   Following station
Ashburn
Loudoun Gateway
Dulles Yard
Dulles International Airport Dulles 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

Farragut North is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Red Line.

Farragut North serves downtown Washington and is located just north of Farragut Square. It lies at the heart of the business district on Connecticut Avenue, with two entrances at L Street and one at K Street. Adjacent to the L Street entrance is a food court which has its own stairway to the surface. This is the busiest station in the system in terms of fares.[1] It is also one of the most shallow, with a lower-than-usual ceiling. The low, flat ceiling at the west end was built to accommodate a proposed freeway ramp to Interstate 66, which was never built. Service began on March 27, 1976.

As part of the long-term capital improvement plan dated September 12, 2002, Metro has proposed building an underground pedestrian tunnel connecting this station with Farragut West.

The station, as with the nearby square, takes its name from Admiral David Farragut, the senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War.

Notable places nearby