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Woodley Park station

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Woodley Park
Zoo/Adams Morgan
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Woodley Park-Zoo-Adams Morgan Station 2.jpg
General information
Location2700 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°55′28″N 77°03′09″W / 38.924505°N 77.052392°W / 38.924505; -77.052392Coordinates: 38°55′28″N 77°03′09″W / 38.924505°N 77.052392°W / 38.924505; -77.052392
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Metrobus: 96, L1, L2
Bus transport DC Circulator
Woodley Park–Adams Morgan–McPherson Square Metro
Construction
Depth150 feet (46 m)[1]
Bicycle facilitiesCapital Bikeshare and 8 racks
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeA04
History
OpenedDecember 5, 1981 (December 5, 1981)[2]
Previous namesZoological Park (during construction)
Woodley Park–Zoo (1981–1999)
Woodley Park–Zoo/Adams Morgan (1999-2011)
Woodley Park (2011-present)
Passengers
20222,422 daily[3]
Rank27th
Services
Preceding station WMATA Metro Logo.svg Washington Metro Following station
Cleveland Park
toward Shady Grove
 Red Line Dupont Circle
toward Glenmont
Location

Woodley Park station (also known as Woodley Park–Zoo / Adams Morgan) is an underground station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro. Located at 24th Street and Connecticut Avenue Northwest, it serves the neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Adams Morgan in Northwest Washington.

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Metro station

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Red Line (Washington Metro)

Red Line (Washington Metro)

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Washington Metro

Washington Metro

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Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C., centered on the intersection of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road. Notable establishments in the neighborhood include the Washington Hilton and Madam's Organ Blues Bar. Notable residential buildings include Euclid Apartments, Fuller House, Park Tower, Meridian Mansions, and the Pink Palace. Embassies in the neighborhood include the Embassy of Lithuania, the Embassy of Poland, the Embassy of the Central African Republic, the Embassy of Gabon and the Embassy of Cuba. Notable public artwork in Adams Morgan includes Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders, The Servant Christ, and The Mama Ayesha's Restaurant Presidential Mural.

Station layout

The main escalators
The main escalators

Woodley Park was the first in the system to deviate from the waffle-like coffers found at most underground stations in downtown Washington, instead using a simpler four-coffer arch. The advantage of the four-coffer arch was that it was pre-cast in Winchester, Virginia, and then hauled underground and installed on-site, while the waffle-style arches used in other stations had to be cast in place. This was done as a cost-saving measure.[2]

Access to the station's mezzanine is provided by two sets of three escalators, connected by a short walkway just underneath street level. The entrance is located at the southwest corner of Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road. An elevator connects to the street with the mezzanine, which contains fare control and access to the island platform.

Like other stations on the Red Line constructed with rock-tunneling methods, it is rather deep, at 150 feet (46 m) below ground. After Forest Glen, it is the second deepest station in the system.[4][5] The escalators have a vertical rise of 102 feet (31 m); they are the longest in the District of Columbia and the third longest on the Metrorail system (behind Wheaton and Bethesda).[6]

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Waffle

Waffle

A waffle is a dish made from leavened batter or dough that is cooked between two plates that are patterned to give a characteristic size, shape, and surface impression. There are many variations based on the type of waffle iron and recipe used. Waffles are eaten throughout the world, particularly in Belgium, which has over a dozen regional varieties. Waffles may be made fresh or simply heated after having been commercially cooked and frozen.

Coffer

Coffer

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Winchester, Virginia

Winchester, Virginia

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Island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks.

Forest Glen station

Forest Glen station

Forest Glen is a side platformed Washington Metro station in Forest Glen, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on September 22, 1990, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Its opening coincided with the completion of 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of rail north of the Silver Spring station and the opening of Wheaton station. Providing service for the Red Line, the station is located at Georgia Avenue and Forest Glen Road. The station is the deepest in the system at 196 feet (60 m) deep, so high-speed elevators, rather than escalators, are used for access to the surface.

Wheaton station (Washington Metro)

Wheaton station (Washington Metro)

Wheaton station is a Washington Metro station in Montgomery County, Maryland on the Red Line. The station serves the suburb of Wheaton, and is located at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Reedie Drive. The station contains 230-foot-long (70 m) escalators, which are the longest set of single-span escalators in the Western Hemisphere.

Bethesda station

Bethesda station

Bethesda is a rapid transit station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro system in Bethesda, Maryland. It is one of the busiest suburban Metro stations, serving on average 9,142 passengers each weekday in 2017. The Purple Line, a light rail system currently under construction, will terminate at Bethesda, providing rail service to other inner Maryland suburbs such as Silver Spring and College Park, each of which has additional north-south connections by Washington Metro, and New Carrollton, which has Amtrak and MARC connections to both Washington, D.C. and Baltimore.

History

Cleanup after the November 3, 2004 accident
Cleanup after the November 3, 2004 accident

The station opened on December 5, 1981.[2][7] Its opening coincided with the completion of 2.1 miles (3.4 km) of rail northwest of the Dupont Circle station and the opening of the Cleveland Park and Van Ness–UDC stations.[2][7][8]

Originally known as simply "Zoological Park", in 1979 its name was changed to "Woodley Park–Zoo" because neighbors believed that the name was misleading, as the National Zoological Park is located 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the station.[9] The Adams Morgan neighborhood lies at the other end of the nearby Duke Ellington Bridge, and "Adams Morgan" was added to the station name in 1999 to reflect this.[10] On November 3, 2011, the station was renamed to "Woodley Park", with "Zoo/Adams Morgan" as a subtitle.[11]

On November 3, 2004, an out-of-service train rolled backwards into the station and collided with an in-service train. The non-fatal collision injured about 20 people and caused $3.5 million in damages. An investigation determined that the operator of the runaway train was likely asleep.[12]

The original escalators were replaced in 2015–18.[6]

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National Zoological Park (United States)

National Zoological Park (United States)

The National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution and does not charge admission. Founded in 1889, its mission is to "provide engaging experiences with animals and create and share knowledge to save wildlife and habitats".

Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C., centered on the intersection of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road. Notable establishments in the neighborhood include the Washington Hilton and Madam's Organ Blues Bar. Notable residential buildings include Euclid Apartments, Fuller House, Park Tower, Meridian Mansions, and the Pink Palace. Embassies in the neighborhood include the Embassy of Lithuania, the Embassy of Poland, the Embassy of the Central African Republic, the Embassy of Gabon and the Embassy of Cuba. Notable public artwork in Adams Morgan includes Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders, The Servant Christ, and The Mama Ayesha's Restaurant Presidential Mural.

Duke Ellington Bridge

Duke Ellington Bridge

The Duke Ellington Bridge, named after American jazz pianist Duke Ellington, carries Calvert Street NW over Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., United States. It connects 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan with Connecticut Avenue NW in Woodley Park, just north of the Taft Bridge.

Source: "Woodley Park station", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 10th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodley_Park_station.

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Tenleytown–AU station

Foggy Bottom–GWU station

Farragut North station

Dupont Circle station

Cleveland Park station

Van Ness–UDC station

Friendship Heights station

Bethesda station

Medical Center station (Washington Metro)

Judiciary Square station

Forest Glen station

Glenmont station

Crystal City station (Washington Metro)

Clarendon station

Court House station

Rosslyn station

Federal Triangle station

King Street–Old Town station
References
  1. ^ Levy, Claudia (November 6, 1989). "New Metro Stop Is Way Down Under: Curious in Md. Take Preview Plunge Into Area's Deepest Station DOWN UNDER IN SILVER SPRING". The Washington Post. ProQuest 139934602. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Burgess, John (December 4, 1981). "The New Northwest Passage". The Washington Post. p. B1.
  3. ^ "Rail Ridership Data Viewer". WMATA. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "See some of the reasons why Metrorail is hard to maintain". Washington Post. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Levy, Claudia (November 6, 1989). "New Metro Stop Is Way Down Under;Curious in Md. Take Preview Plunge Into Area's Deepest Station". The Washington Post. p. B3.
  6. ^ a b Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (December 2014). "Replacement of 6 Woodley Park escalators to begin January 5". Archived from the original on January 1, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Burgess, John (December 5, 1981), "3 Metro stations opening today", The Washington Post, p. B7
  8. ^ Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (July 2009). "Sequence of Metrorail openings" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2010.
  9. ^ Eisen, Jack (August 7, 1979). "Zoological Park Subway Stop Name, 9 Others Changed by Metro Board". The Washington Post. p. C5.
  10. ^ "Metro in brief". The Washington Post. June 11, 1999. p. B3.
  11. ^ "Station names updated for new map" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  12. ^ Sun, Lena H (March 23, 2006). "Dozing Operator Blamed in Rail Crash". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
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