Farragut West (Washington Metro)
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| Washington Metro station Farragut West |
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| Opened | July 1, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Platform style | Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||
| RTU number | C03 | ||||||||||||||||
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Farragut West is a Washington Metro station in Washington, DC on the Blue and Orange Lines. It is also scheduled to be on the Silver Line route, which is scheduled to start operations in 2011.
The station serves downtown Washington, just west of Farragut Square with two entrances on I Street at 17th and 18th Streets, Northwest. It is only a block away (across the Square) from Farragut North station; however, there is no direct connection between the two stations. As part of its long-term capital improvement plan dated September 12, 2002, Metro has proposed building an underground pedestrian tunnel connecting this station with Farragut North.
Service began on July 1, 1977 with the inauguration of the Blue Line. This was the first station in the system to open without any pylons along the platform. Information normally found on the pylons is located on wall plaques.
[edit] Notable places nearby
- American Legion Headquarters
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Farragut Square
- International Monetary Fund
- Mayflower Hotel
- National Geographic Society
- World Bank
[edit] External links
- WMATA: Farragut West Station
- StationMasters Online: Farragut West Station
- The Schumin Web Transit Center: Farragut West Station
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