WMATA Yellow Line Extending to Fort Totten
Once a shell of its former self after the 1968 riots decimated its retail core, the Columbia Heights neighborhood, along with its northern neighbor, Petworth, is finally getting respect from the Washington Metro Transit Authority (WMATA).
Since the opening of the Columbia Heights and Petworth Metro stations, both neighborhoods were serviced only by the Green Line Metrorail, even though there was infrastructure to run the Yellow Line on the same tracks, like the other dual-line services in the city.
The Yellow Line being a clear advantage over just the Green Line for local residents as it reduced the need for a transfer to reach important Northern Virginia destinations, like National Airport (DCA) or the Pentagon, a major employer.
Now, with the start of DC USA construction and the completion of the Tivoli Square retail centers at Columbia Heights, the Yellow Line service extension will serve to facilitate a new traffic pattern - Washingtonians shopping in Washington.
Major retailers like Target, Best Buy, Washington Sports Club, and Bed Bath and Beyond, DC USA will become the one-stop shopping destination for all of Washington, DC.
And thanks to the efforts of people like Jim Graham, WMATA will have a 18-month off-peak Yellow Line extension pilot prior to (hopefully) instituting full time Yellow Line service:
The Yellow Line will be extended to the Fort Totten Metrorail station during off-peak hours starting Sunday, December 31. The new extended service adds five extra stops on the northern end of the line and will provide additional off-peak rail service to customers traveling to the Shaw-Howard U, U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo, Columbia Heights and Georgia Ave-Petworth Metrorail stations.
Weekday off-peak service (9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.) will operate every six minutes. Week night (after 7 p.m.), and weekend service will run every 7 ½ to 10 minutes.
The trip from Huntington to Fort Totten will be six to 10 minutes faster with this new service, which helps connect Northern Virginia with Columbia Heights, Petworth and the U Street neighborhoods.
If you'd like to try the service, check out
WMATA Maps or the very efficient
WMATA Trip Planner.
Tags: WMATA | Metrorail | Yellow Line | Green Line | WMATA Trip Planner
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wayan | 5:01 PM |
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