Farragut North (subway station)

Farragut North ( Farragut North ) - an underground interchange station of the Washington metro on the Red Line . This is one of the first 5 metro stations. It is represented by one island platform. The station is served by the . Located north of Farragut Square at Connecticut Avenue downtown Downtown, with two exits onto Al Street and Key Street, Washington's Northwest Quadrant . Passenger traffic - 6.870 million (for 2010) ^[1] .

Farragut North
Farragut North Red line
Washington Metro
County	Washington DC
Location	1001 Connecticut Ave. Northwest Washington , D.C. Columbia 20036
opening date	March 27, 1976
Type of	underground
Number of platforms	one
Platform type	island
Platform shape	direct
Transitions at the station	Farragut West
Exit to the streets	Al Street, Kay Street
Ground transportation	Metrobus buses, DC Circulator, MTA Maryland Commuter Bus, Loudoun County Commuter Bus, OmniRide Commuter
Station code	A02
Nearby Stations	and

The station was opened on March 27, 1976 .

The opening of the station is timed to the commissioning of the 1st stage of the Washington Underground system, represented by 5 stations (all on the Red Line): Farragut North, Metro Center , Judiceri Square , Union Station , Rhode Island Avenue - Brentwood . On October 28, 2011, an underground pedestrian crossing was opened to the Farragut-West station, served by the Blue , Orange and Silver ^[2] lines, thanks to which you can make a connection between the stations for free in 30 minutes on foot ^[3]