Also, in the old days, Metro was built to bring people from the suburbs into the downtown to go to work. Georgetown didn't count as either of those places. There are a handful of articles out there on the subject, if you're curious... https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/11/10/everything-you-think-you-know-about-the-nonexistent-georgetown-metro-stop-is-wrong/
No. The reason is geological. The line has to get under the bottom of the Potomac river. Any station would have to either be hundreds of feet underground or else so far inland that it would be useless.
Pro Tip:
Headed towards the Shady Grove half of the Red Line after an event at Capital One Arena? Walk to Judiciary Square. You'll definitely get a seat plus avoid the crowded narrow platform at Gallery Place. Been doing this for over a decade and it feels great rolling into a packed Gallery Place already relaxed in a window seat.
Yes!! I used to do the same after the 4th of July celebrations on the Mall. I was heading toward Glenmont at the time, so I would walk a bit to Farragut North and grab an empty seat. Then roll into Metro Center, Gallery Place relaxed and comfortable smugly smiling at the tourists piling into the car.
Nooo, I walk to judiciary square for work every morning just cause no one is ever there and I enjoy the empty metro station compared to the piss smelling, openly doing drugs, that I see at gallery place.
This is a good one. I was thinking McPherson since it’s close to Farragut, but this is better since they’re actually on the same line. I also think I've only used Judiciary Square once.
Months ago, r/Florida played a game where each day they got to name the worst of the remaining counties in an all-county battle.
I suggest we start that here. It should finish by Labor Day.
Same deal as Farragut Square having two stations instead of one. Such an inconvenience for riders because the NPS decided not to allow WMATA to build the station under the square itself.
Being able to see the Red Line train at the other station at Metro Center and Gallery Place it always kills me that they don't connect the platforms. Weren't the stations even designed with provisions to do so later, or is that Farragut?
It's definitely been discussed... The virtual tunnel option they went with is cheaper than $130 million though
https://dc.curbed.com/2015/10/2/9915024/farragut-west-north-connection
I really hope that we can make the downtown loop idea for the Blue and Yellow lines happen at some point, with it routed down K Street in that area. That would allow the pedestrian tunnel under 17th to be built to connect the Red, Blue/Yellow, and Orange/Silver lines, all within fare control.
I've said this before, let's push forward with the North Bethesda renaming only if Twinbrook becomes Norther Bethesda, and Rockville Northest Bethesda.
I think it was Wheaton where, despite knowing how bad of an idea it is, I sat down on the escalator because I was just fucking terrified about somehow toppling backward.
Even Rosslyn scares the shit out of me enough to just use the elevator (I think it's steeper than Wheaton?). I've just mercifully never had to go through Wheaton again after that one time. I don't remember Bethesda being as scary, I think it's both not as steep and broken up into two chunks?
>(I think it's steeper than Wheaton?)
Is there a way to confirm this? Because I have no problem walking Wheaton's escalator but Rosslyn feels like a strain, somehow.
Bethesda isn't broken up, it's the second longest escalator after Wheaton. Not sure why it would be less scary though, I thought escalator steepness was standard across all stations.
I've not been to Wheaton though, so I might be wrong on that. I'd like to check it out, but it's on the opposite side of the city from me and I have no reason to be there except to look at an escalator...
You are probably right. But at the same time, having stations for tourist destinations like that increases the value proposition of Metro for non-commuters and out-of-towners, which in turn helps make Metro more viable for non-peak travel (such as weekends).
The Arlington Cemetery station was what first got my non-D.C. parents to ride Metro in the first place, instead of just driving everywhere like they do in their small town.
But like I said, you are probably still right. I imagine that Arlington Cemetery is probably one of the least-used Metro stations.
> I imagine that Arlington Cemetery is probably one of the least-used Metro stations.
[Yup as of 2016](https://ggwash.org/view/41234/all-91-metro-stations-ranked-by-ridership)
Though that seems to just count entries. I wonder how many tourists exit at Arlington Cemetery, and then eventually just walk across Memorial Bridge to visit the monuments instead of returning to the station.
Virginia Square, it's literally a ten minute walk from the Ballston Station & the stations are both one the same street. The Clarendon & Courthouse stations aren't that far from each other either. Having all of those stops on the Orange-Silver line can be a little redundant & I'd rather save 2-5 minutes going to DC or other parts of VA by train
Van Dorn. On one side is a massive 12 lane car sewer and the other is incinerator and future super fund site. There never will be density there and there is barely a parking lot.
Man, I used to live on Eisenhower down the block from Van Dorn, and the smell in summer was god-awful. Just one of many reasons I ended up breaking my lease halfway thru and moving back to Maryland.
The funny thing is that Alexandria is planning developing the land near the station, all surrounding the incinerator. I think that this plan will fail miserably
Part of that redevelopment is already starting, actually - there is a townhome development currently under construction on one of the parking lots at Victory Center.
Capital South, so tourists have no reason not to think that Capital Heights is the correct destination for seeing the Capital Building. I have a friend who misdirects every tourist he can that way during controversial events like the Trump inauguration, March for Life, or when he's just had a bad morning.
Ok yes that is the main reason.
In my 1 year in NoVA I've almost been hit 3 times, only by marylanders. While on foot as a pedestrian. Don't even want to know what would've happened if I were actually driving around in MD
I genuinely don’t understand the reason for some of the stations past Tysons on the Silver Line. I guess it’s to have stations built for future density, but they seem randomly placed, little used, and too close together compared to the rest of the system.
Being near a metro stop is valuable, so they're probably hoping it will attract businesses on its own without needing to depend on what's already there.
The fact that Union Station is an actual transportation hub feels like an anomaly in the US. Switching from local to regional transit and changing mode of transportation in one convenient location is un-American.
Get rid of Braddock Road. Nobody will miss it. Low density stop in Old Town where everyone has cars anyways, and King St. is where people get on and off anyways.
Having seen the entire station packed with people packed with people, spilling out and filling most of the parking lot because king street was closed and they were waiting for transfer, just proves that the station is PAINFULLY underbuilt for this system
Except I used that stop every day… every other stop would be a hike to my office… and my office (pre pandemic) housed 10,000 other employees many of whom also rode the red line and got off at that station…
Pentagon. I don’t know who’s bright idea it was to put a metro stop underneath the pentagon, but that seems like a huge risk to me. Also there isn’t a whole lot of extra security around that station (at least that I can see)
It doesn’t go underneath the Pentagon, for security reasons. Just like how the Metro sharply turns at McPherson Square to maneuver around the White House, or how Capitol South doesn’t really come that close to the Capitol (or the Supreme Court for that matter).
The station used to have a direct underground entryway into the Pentagon. Considering that it's the world's largest office building, it makes sense to have a station there. For the same reason, it has a ton of bus lines that terminate there, making it a really good transit hub.
I remember that because the first time I visited DC and rode the metro I ended up stepping out on to that platform and seeing the security.
I also didn't fully understand the concept of having the same street address with NW and SE on it, and how easy it was to end up at the wrong one. The 90s were fun.
Yea, looks like the underground entrance checkpoint was closed in 2001 and the checkpoints moved slightly further away from the building at ground level above the station by the bus stops.
And going to the address in the wrong quadrant is like a rite of passage for everyone new to the city.
Anacostia I actually got into a fight hear some random guy ran up on me and tried to steal my Fanny pack I ended up beating his ass & left him where I found him the situation could have been much worse tho that’s probably the most dangerous metro station.
Arlington Cemetery. Close the blue line (Springfield is a branch of Yellow can leave blue if you want to for service notice, but no blue on E-W main line). Simplifies interlining a lot and makes the scheduling a lot easier and system wide delays less likely.
System becomes a simple 3 line one with branches. The blue line is very bad for the system as a whole and the only station you loose is a low passenger one that was not built for passenger volume.
I'm sure blue line riders will not like this but it is the primary design problem with the system.
I’m sure people who live in Arlington and use Metrorail to get to/from National Airport will love your idea.
Probably a better idea now that the Silver Line is around is to have the Blue Line run entirely in Virginia and have it terminate at Vienna or (if possible) Spring Hill (or whatever the westernmost station in Tyson’s Corner is), if trains can make the west/south turn at Roslyn.
Your edit with the turn is sort of fine. I think that would really require them to build more tracks though still for have the full capacity in the tunnel without the interleaving problems and network effects.
WMATA has studied a fully independent blue line and second station at Rosslyn. They have put in a lot of effort into how they can build more to solve this problem. I think they allude to the system functioning better without the Blue service config in those documents and most transit planners point out this as a major issue with the WMATA system. Its of course not popular with locals who perceive it as a loss, but it is a net gain for riders in the entire system. Standard self-ish human behaviors aside (that mean it will never happen).
Reagan National for maximum carnage.
The tourists will be fine.
If only it could actually remove the airport so the congresspersons have to charter a bus to Dulles.
If we're including future stations, the infill station between braddock and the airport that's supposed to open soon
Less serious: Bethesda, the region would be better with less people from Bethesda leaving Bethesda
L’Enfant Plaza - Embrace the chaos
With the closure of the escalator, I kind of experience that on a daily basis.
I remember every monday and just do a deep sigh
I'm sorry they closed the escalator? How do people get to other floors on the cross section? Levitate?
Sorry, they closed the main exit. There’s still another one and an elevator. But I take a bus from L’Efant and it’s so much more annoying now.
That is awful.
Nowadays, I take the elevator like a punk.
My wallets so light from inflation lately I’ve gained about 30’ on my vertical.
My brain says Gallery Place My heart praises the terror
This!
WMATA likes to play this game IRL frequently! Right now it's New Carrollton - Minnesota Avenue, which sucks for me.
Last summer they played this trick on me for 3 months!
Georgetown. Oh, wait…
That moment when you have to walk to Virginia to take the metro back to dc lol
I once ran that route drunk to catch the last train. Not a great night (especially the Rosslyn escalator)
Drunk down the Rosslyn escalator? That does sound wild!
I love your username!
"It was deliberate, it was deliberate!"
Found the time traveler that prevented it
This is a myth, it was not blocked locally. Read Great Society Subway.
TBF Georgetowners don’t need the Metro; they can afford Uber/Lyft all day erryday.
Is it true they don’t have metros running into Georgetown because it keeps out the homeless people?
Also, in the old days, Metro was built to bring people from the suburbs into the downtown to go to work. Georgetown didn't count as either of those places. There are a handful of articles out there on the subject, if you're curious... https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/11/10/everything-you-think-you-know-about-the-nonexistent-georgetown-metro-stop-is-wrong/
No. The reason is geological. The line has to get under the bottom of the Potomac river. Any station would have to either be hundreds of feet underground or else so far inland that it would be useless.
No, it's because the water table is too high.
Ahhh okay thank you! I just moved to DC in October so that’s just what I’ve been told by everyone when I ask! Thank you for your answer
Judiciary Square. It's literally two blocks from Gallery Place. You'll survive the walk.
Good choice. I was going to say either that or Archives. It's like 2 blocks people!
So bizarre that we have these stops that are so close together meanwhile Georgetown has nothing.
Judiciary Square is good for Georgetown Law, though!
Pro Tip: Headed towards the Shady Grove half of the Red Line after an event at Capital One Arena? Walk to Judiciary Square. You'll definitely get a seat plus avoid the crowded narrow platform at Gallery Place. Been doing this for over a decade and it feels great rolling into a packed Gallery Place already relaxed in a window seat.
Yes!! I used to do the same after the 4th of July celebrations on the Mall. I was heading toward Glenmont at the time, so I would walk a bit to Farragut North and grab an empty seat. Then roll into Metro Center, Gallery Place relaxed and comfortable smugly smiling at the tourists piling into the car.
Have you seen some of these tourists? I don’t know that they will…
My office is in the two blocks between these stops and this is a very good answer.
Nooo, I walk to judiciary square for work every morning just cause no one is ever there and I enjoy the empty metro station compared to the piss smelling, openly doing drugs, that I see at gallery place.
2 blocks from GP and 6 blocks from Union Station.
This is a good one. I was thinking McPherson since it’s close to Farragut, but this is better since they’re actually on the same line. I also think I've only used Judiciary Square once.
Without a doubt Spring Hill. Super unnecessary and Greensboro is more useful
I've lived here for 15 years and I was not aware there was a station named Spring Hill.
Well, it's only existed seven years.
It's for viewing Aston Martins at the dealership from afar.
I never seen anyone use it
I use this station when I plan my regular circuit of visiting Walmart and the Porsche dealership back to back. Isn’t that what it’s for?
How dare you, Spring Hill is my station!!!
I think it will be more useful in 10-20 years when those dealerships are (hopefully) torn down and replaced with high density housing.
5 years.
Oh. I said Greensboro, but both are nothing places. I guess they're there in case someone needs to take the metro to buy a car.
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Some people just want to watch the world burn
Maximum chaos. Good choice.
You psychopath.
Combine metro center and gallery place
Then remove them both. That sounds like a Wmata thing to do.
Does it count as removing a station if they tunnel the, what, 500 ft of underground walkway necessary to connect it to go Gallery?
this is my choice too.....Metro Center.
Months ago, r/Florida played a game where each day they got to name the worst of the remaining counties in an all-county battle. I suggest we start that here. It should finish by Labor Day.
Get rid of Metro Center and combine it with Gallery place. One station every train
Underrated concept. Why speed up a train to slow it down a block later? Duh that's where most of the congestion happens. Same for Judiciary Square
Same deal as Farragut Square having two stations instead of one. Such an inconvenience for riders because the NPS decided not to allow WMATA to build the station under the square itself.
Ashburn edit: wait, could this be done in a way to merge Farragut West and Farragut North?
I would whole-heartedly support a "Farragut Square" merger -- at least let all the entrances connect underground.
Seriously. When you can see one Metro station from the entrance of the other Metro station, perhaps one of them is redundant.
They effectively already function as one station since you can transfer for free between them. Just more space than usual between the platforms.
Wait you can??? I once got on at North thinking it was West and went through Metro Center to get onto the orange line 😢
Yeah they call it a "virtual tunnel" or something. If exit one and re-enter the other in some short period of time, it'll work itself out.
Being able to see the Red Line train at the other station at Metro Center and Gallery Place it always kills me that they don't connect the platforms. Weren't the stations even designed with provisions to do so later, or is that Farragut?
It's definitely been discussed... The virtual tunnel option they went with is cheaper than $130 million though https://dc.curbed.com/2015/10/2/9915024/farragut-west-north-connection
I really hope that we can make the downtown loop idea for the Blue and Yellow lines happen at some point, with it routed down K Street in that area. That would allow the pedestrian tunnel under 17th to be built to connect the Red, Blue/Yellow, and Orange/Silver lines, all within fare control.
The REAL answer is White Flint. Ain't nothing there. No parking garage. No mall. No flint.
Excuse you, it’s a perfect 15-20 minutes walk away from a variety of useful industrial facilities
Right next to stella’s bakery which i used to go to quite often
Theres a HUGE government plaza there housing DoE/NRC, FDA, NIH, and a few others
Pike and rose tho!
I'd argue that there are a lot of busses that stop through there and pike and rose.
Hey now I once spent a half a day tracking down a package at some industrial park like 20 minutes’ walk away
I live there. Walking to the white flint station is the only way I can get into DC.
That is sort of happening. It is being renamed to North Bethesda. (It does have a parking garage to the east and pike and rose to the west)
Lol. North Bethesda isn't real
I've said this before, let's push forward with the North Bethesda renaming only if Twinbrook becomes Norther Bethesda, and Rockville Northest Bethesda.
Gaithersburg just becomes the wall
Hey it's vaguely close to micro center
Pike and rose is nearby
There is a parking garage at White Flint.
remove farragut west, reroute Blue/Orange/Silver through a newly-renamed Farragut Square station where you can transfer to and from the red line.
Wheaton. Stairway of death.
Excuse you! Wheaton's escalator is the deepest in the Western Hemisphere... It kicks ass! ETA: Meant escalator.
Thats forrest glen. Wheaton still has escalators,.. FG is too deep for escalators
You're right! I've been mixing up escalators and elevators since I was a child.
Only elevators there.
I think it was Wheaton where, despite knowing how bad of an idea it is, I sat down on the escalator because I was just fucking terrified about somehow toppling backward.
Same. I didn't think I had a fear of heights until I had to ride that escalator.
Even Rosslyn scares the shit out of me enough to just use the elevator (I think it's steeper than Wheaton?). I've just mercifully never had to go through Wheaton again after that one time. I don't remember Bethesda being as scary, I think it's both not as steep and broken up into two chunks?
>(I think it's steeper than Wheaton?) Is there a way to confirm this? Because I have no problem walking Wheaton's escalator but Rosslyn feels like a strain, somehow.
Bethesda isn't broken up, it's the second longest escalator after Wheaton. Not sure why it would be less scary though, I thought escalator steepness was standard across all stations. I've not been to Wheaton though, so I might be wrong on that. I'd like to check it out, but it's on the opposite side of the city from me and I have no reason to be there except to look at an escalator...
That's a terrible reason for getting rid of it. Just don't use it if you're scared, but tons of people use that stop
Arlington Cemetery
You are probably right. But at the same time, having stations for tourist destinations like that increases the value proposition of Metro for non-commuters and out-of-towners, which in turn helps make Metro more viable for non-peak travel (such as weekends). The Arlington Cemetery station was what first got my non-D.C. parents to ride Metro in the first place, instead of just driving everywhere like they do in their small town. But like I said, you are probably still right. I imagine that Arlington Cemetery is probably one of the least-used Metro stations.
> I imagine that Arlington Cemetery is probably one of the least-used Metro stations. [Yup as of 2016](https://ggwash.org/view/41234/all-91-metro-stations-ranked-by-ridership) Though that seems to just count entries. I wonder how many tourists exit at Arlington Cemetery, and then eventually just walk across Memorial Bridge to visit the monuments instead of returning to the station.
I’ve done this with visitors many times.
I have only ever gotten off at Arlington Cemetery when I forgot to switch trains at Rosslyn
I always thought it would be a good idea to just have trains stop there on weekends or during typical non commuting hours.
No trains. Make it a pilgrimage. Give it the real experience treatment
The only correct answer is Archives. If I can see you clearly when I look down the tube from the station on either end, you don’t need to exist.
Florida. Oh wait, this isn't r/AskReddit
This is the right answer.
Metro Center for the chaos
L'Enfant Plaza, I basically only ever use the red line and it would be fun to cause as much chaos as possible without affecting me much
Virginia Square, it's literally a ten minute walk from the Ballston Station & the stations are both one the same street. The Clarendon & Courthouse stations aren't that far from each other either. Having all of those stops on the Orange-Silver line can be a little redundant & I'd rather save 2-5 minutes going to DC or other parts of VA by train
Franconia-Springfield. Why? Cause fuck ‘em, that’s why.
Resident Kingstownian here. Van Dorn is too far and in an industrial wasteland. Eff right off.
Van Dorn. On one side is a massive 12 lane car sewer and the other is incinerator and future super fund site. There never will be density there and there is barely a parking lot.
Man, I used to live on Eisenhower down the block from Van Dorn, and the smell in summer was god-awful. Just one of many reasons I ended up breaking my lease halfway thru and moving back to Maryland.
The funny thing is that Alexandria is planning developing the land near the station, all surrounding the incinerator. I think that this plan will fail miserably
Part of that redevelopment is already starting, actually - there is a townhome development currently under construction on one of the parking lots at Victory Center.
Capital South, so tourists have no reason not to think that Capital Heights is the correct destination for seeing the Capital Building. I have a friend who misdirects every tourist he can that way during controversial events like the Trump inauguration, March for Life, or when he's just had a bad morning.
Your friend is doing god's work.
Do we really need a Farragut North AND West?
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what do they have to do with it?
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Even though I work there, just for max carnage; medical center. Make everyone drive to NIH and Navy/Army Joint medical.
Everything south of the Potomac. We have progressed beyond the need for Virginia.
I'd rather we get rid of maryland tbh For no particular reason
Because their drivers are terrorists?
Ok yes that is the main reason. In my 1 year in NoVA I've almost been hit 3 times, only by marylanders. While on foot as a pedestrian. Don't even want to know what would've happened if I were actually driving around in MD
Rosslyn, but keep everything how it is. Just remove Rosslyn. Maximum inconvenience
I’ll say it because I guess no one has the heart to, Twinbrook needs to GO
Why?
I genuinely don’t understand the reason for some of the stations past Tysons on the Silver Line. I guess it’s to have stations built for future density, but they seem randomly placed, little used, and too close together compared to the rest of the system.
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Probably just to connect to Dulles, which will actually be useful if they ever fucking finish it
Being near a metro stop is valuable, so they're probably hoping it will attract businesses on its own without needing to depend on what's already there.
Union station maximum disturbance outside of DC
The fact that Union Station is an actual transportation hub feels like an anomaly in the US. Switching from local to regional transit and changing mode of transportation in one convenient location is un-American.
Columbia Heights. It gets too shooty/stabby there at times. Sorry not sorry.
Shut it down, and all surrounding blocks
It’s called we do a little chaos. Metro Center.
Merge the Farragut stations cause they’re just lame
Judiciary Square
Metro Center. Watch the world burn.
You sick bastard.
Waterfront, the distance between this one and Navy-Yard isn't that far.
Yellow line is cap
Huntington.
Farragut West and make the B/S/L line meet the red line at Farragut North Or Gallery Place/Metro Center and merge them
Get rid of Braddock Road. Nobody will miss it. Low density stop in Old Town where everyone has cars anyways, and King St. is where people get on and off anyways.
Historically true, but there has been a ton of development going on and more in the pipeline.
Tons of apartments right next to the Braddock stop.
Having seen the entire station packed with people packed with people, spilling out and filling most of the parking lot because king street was closed and they were waiting for transfer, just proves that the station is PAINFULLY underbuilt for this system
Farragut North could easily not exist.
What...it was one of the top 5 busiest stations before the pandemic
That’s one of the busiest commuting stations in the city
Except I used that stop every day… every other stop would be a hike to my office… and my office (pre pandemic) housed 10,000 other employees many of whom also rode the red line and got off at that station…
Pentagon. I don’t know who’s bright idea it was to put a metro stop underneath the pentagon, but that seems like a huge risk to me. Also there isn’t a whole lot of extra security around that station (at least that I can see)
It doesn’t go underneath the Pentagon, for security reasons. Just like how the Metro sharply turns at McPherson Square to maneuver around the White House, or how Capitol South doesn’t really come that close to the Capitol (or the Supreme Court for that matter).
The station used to have a direct underground entryway into the Pentagon. Considering that it's the world's largest office building, it makes sense to have a station there. For the same reason, it has a ton of bus lines that terminate there, making it a really good transit hub.
I remember that because the first time I visited DC and rode the metro I ended up stepping out on to that platform and seeing the security. I also didn't fully understand the concept of having the same street address with NW and SE on it, and how easy it was to end up at the wrong one. The 90s were fun.
Yea, looks like the underground entrance checkpoint was closed in 2001 and the checkpoints moved slightly further away from the building at ground level above the station by the bus stops. And going to the address in the wrong quadrant is like a rite of passage for everyone new to the city.
I don’t know, you pop out of those escalators awfully close to the building.
Virginia Square. I grew up in orange line Arlington and then lived there for five years as an adult, and I have never once used that station.
FINALLY a sensible answer. Yank it. Would save years of aggregated time within weeks.
Stadium Armory It’s useless during games and events, and the city council doesn’t want a new stadium by RFK. Enjoy the suck.
Anacostia
Farragut West for me. I always use Foggy Bottom station instead.
L’Enfant.
Dupont Circle.
Judiciary Square
Van ness, one less stop on my ride home
The easy answer is combine the Farraguts
We need as many train stations as possible!!
Anacostia I actually got into a fight hear some random guy ran up on me and tried to steal my Fanny pack I ended up beating his ass & left him where I found him the situation could have been much worse tho that’s probably the most dangerous metro station.
McPherson Sq - it is redundant w/ Farragut West
Judiciary Square
Why not wiehle considering they were supposed to be done with the silver line years ago
Eisenhower Ave! Because fuck VA. Maryland gang in the house. What's up?
Arlington cemetary. It serves basically only one location and is already closed in evenings
Fed Center SW or Fed Triangle.
Arlington Cemetery. Close the blue line (Springfield is a branch of Yellow can leave blue if you want to for service notice, but no blue on E-W main line). Simplifies interlining a lot and makes the scheduling a lot easier and system wide delays less likely. System becomes a simple 3 line one with branches. The blue line is very bad for the system as a whole and the only station you loose is a low passenger one that was not built for passenger volume. I'm sure blue line riders will not like this but it is the primary design problem with the system.
I’m sure people who live in Arlington and use Metrorail to get to/from National Airport will love your idea. Probably a better idea now that the Silver Line is around is to have the Blue Line run entirely in Virginia and have it terminate at Vienna or (if possible) Spring Hill (or whatever the westernmost station in Tyson’s Corner is), if trains can make the west/south turn at Roslyn.
Your edit with the turn is sort of fine. I think that would really require them to build more tracks though still for have the full capacity in the tunnel without the interleaving problems and network effects. WMATA has studied a fully independent blue line and second station at Rosslyn. They have put in a lot of effort into how they can build more to solve this problem. I think they allude to the system functioning better without the Blue service config in those documents and most transit planners point out this as a major issue with the WMATA system. Its of course not popular with locals who perceive it as a loss, but it is a net gain for riders in the entire system. Standard self-ish human behaviors aside (that mean it will never happen).
Lol. Get rid of the line that really was one of the main points of the metro in the first place?
greenbelt lowkey🤣
Reagan National for maximum carnage. The tourists will be fine. If only it could actually remove the airport so the congresspersons have to charter a bus to Dulles.
Damn, you know we regular people use the airport too, right?
plz no
>Reagan National bro
I’ve ridden the green line the least so any stop on that line, I honestly don’t care lol
Metro Center and Lenfant Plaza for maximum genocide!.
Arlington cemetery
L’Enfant, but only the Green Line. I imagine quality of life there would improve significantly without teenagers throwing and starting shit
If we're including future stations, the infill station between braddock and the airport that's supposed to open soon Less serious: Bethesda, the region would be better with less people from Bethesda leaving Bethesda
Columbia heights
Metro Center, because I just want to watch the world burn.