Farragut North

Farragut North is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Red Line. Farragut North serves downtown Washington and is located just north of Farragut Square. It lies at the heart of the business district on Connecticut Avenue, with two entrances at L Street and one at K Street. Adjacent to the L Street entrance was a food court which has its own stairway to the surface; the food court closed in 2007 and was later replaced with a Results Gym location. It is the third-busiest station in the Metro system, averaging 22,949 passengers per weekday as of May 2017.[1] It is also one of the most shallow, with a lower-than-usual ceiling. The low, flat ceiling at the west end was built to accommodate a proposed freeway ramp to Interstate 66, which was never built. Service began on March 27, 1976 Farragut North station features unique architecture not seen in other stations throughout the system. Its mezzanine stretches across more of the platform and is longer than most, with an open depression looking onto the platform in the middle. There are two elevated “aisles” that serve different escalators and exits. Special buttress-like structures support these stretches of the mezzanine. It is only a block away (across the Square) from Farragut West station; however, there is no direct connection between the two stations. WMATA originally planned to have a single Farragut station that would serve as an alternate transfer station to ease congestion that would develop in Metro Center. However, it would have been done using the cut and cover method, disrupting the Square above. Therefore, this proposal was not favored and the two separate stations were built instead. As part of its long-term capital improvement plan dated September 12, 2002, Metro has proposed building an underground pedestrian tunnel (similarly to the connection tunnel between Sofia (Bulgaria)’s Serdika and Serdika-2 metro stations) connecting this station with Farragut West. On October 28, 2011, Metro announced its Farragut Crossing program, allowing riders using a SmarTrip card up to 30 minutes to transfer for free by foot between Farragut West and Farragut North stations.[3] The station is named for the adjacent Farragut Square, which takes its name from Admiral David Farragut, the senior officer of the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. On November 24, 2009, a large crack was found in the ceiling during a routine inspection; repairs began the following day.[4] On February 12, 2010 at approximately 10:13 a.m. a train derailed in the pocket track immediately north of this station when the front car left the tracks.[5] Of the approximately 345 passengers on board, one person was transported to the hospital.[citation needed] All of the passengers were evacuated without incident. The cause of the derailment is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.[6] As of 2011, the station is undergoing structural repairs. The renovation will add a new structural support column. Cracks in the ceiling where moisture is entering the station are being patched and ceiling tiles replaced. In addition, the escalators are being overhauled.[7] South of this station, a non-revenue track diverges from the outbound track that connects with the outbound track on the shared Orange/Blue/Silver Line tracks between Farragut West and McPherson Square.

After Dupont Circle, the Red Line remains underground as it reaches downtown, but transitions into cut and cover tunneling, before arriving at Farragut North. This station is the first to be built by cut and cover heading south on the Red Line. It is one of the most shallow underground stops on the system, with a low ceiling at the North end of the platform. The station has classic waffle architecture and an island platform. This is one of the original metro stations that opened in March of 1976. It was the original Northwestern Terminus of the Red Line and the metro system as a whole. The station itself lies on Connecticut Ave, just north of Farragut square. Originally there was supposed to be a transfer point for the Blue and Orange lines here, but the park service blocked it, forcing two separate stations for Farragut square. Passengers instead have to wait until metro center in order to transfer. This is a good stop for many DC area attractions, and is one of the closest to the White House.

The station managers are normally extremely rude and very dismissive as if they don't want to do their job or be at work. Especially the women, the women are the most rude and aggressive. If you have any questions in regards to your travels, or your smart trip pass GOOD LUCK with trying to talk to the station managers about your issue. They've made it very clear TO ME on multiple occasion that they DO NOT CARE about your customer issue(s)... Highest LACK of professionalism that I've ever experienced in my life!

The way cards are issued is very unclear. The machines help you buy a card vut do not teach you how to Transit and don't state in text that each traveler requires a card - although there's value that you purchased on each card. It is not made obvious the best way for people to transit through the metro as a couple or group. If you ask for help from the attendant you will be met with a rude reply and a "how dare you ask a question" when you're brand new to the area and a first time metro traveler.

It's metro, that says plenty. But the station is always clean, no construction problems, they've been using giant fans to help keep things cool lately. Dint have crazy numbers of homeless here. It is connected to Farragut West by "virtual tunnel " so you have 30? Minutes to swap stations without fare max restarting. Easy walk from here to dupont, national mall and other touristy things

This station gets extremely crowded during rush hour during the week. Expect standing room only trains, and a packed center platform (exercise caution, it’s often unsafely crowded). The station’s air conditioning is often broken, and the platform fans do very little to cool the station during the summer. Very conveniently located to downtown, The White House, etc.

The trains are working and on time usually. Expect a very busy station during rush hour which makes sense for a station in downtown. Plenty of offices are near by and of course Farragut Square too. The White House is actually kind of close to the station. The escalator is working and it is not so clean especially on the platform. Other than that it's fine so yea.

We cathched the metro towards Shady Grove metro station which was a smooth experience. Clean and Fast, well maintained. The staff is helpful for new people or old people. The crowd depends upon the timing, it's crowded in morning and evening weekdays and when I visited on weekends, it was very less crowded. White House is quite nearby (almost 15 minutes walking).

This place is your average, every day, run of the mill DC metro station. There are elevators, escalators, fare machines, etc. No parking at the station though, as it is an inner city station. Many times per day it gets incredibly busy to the point where it seems like some people may fall onto the tracks because of the amount of people on the platform.

pretty good station. it can get mind boggling busy during rush hour. station isn't that deep compared to others so escalators won't be hell. pretty bright and well lit as well. signage for the Farragut Crossing transfer between to get you to F. West to fonnect to the O/B/S again, platforms will get VERY packed during rush hour

The female and male at the help/info station are rude lazy and unhelpful. I guess if you just need a body to fill the space and make customers feel stupid they're doing a great job but if they're actually supposed to be useful you might want to look into hiring new help.

Mr. Hood was amazing! He set the tone for our whole visit to DC! Kind and knowledgeable with a teacher's heart, he showed us exactly what to do and spoke with us to encourage us in our travels around the city. He deserves a raise!

The place is Busy with long-distance travellers and commuters. Everybody appears to be in a hurry. The staff of the metro are so aloof and looks gloomy. They answer enquiries reluctantly as though you are disturbing them.

To get to Clarendon metro, I learn short cut. Instead of wait to metro station, I got off Faaragut North then walk across the street to get on Orange or Silver on Farragut West. That save some time.

North Farragut Metro is pretty cramped as a metro station. With the many businesses along K, L, and Connecticut; there's alot of business commuters during the day.

Great stop to access downtown areas ... Circulatory bus transfer. Do welcome some exercise when escalators are down.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. At the same time it's not something I would want to do everyday.

The elevator had strong urine smell. The Red line is the only one passing through and is delayed a lot

Not very well kept but seems to be efficient. Some cars are really new and some are old and dirty

Clean and convenient!. The entrance on K street is closed for maintenance till spring