DC Metro question

[murphy55d]

?

coming in from dunn-loring on the orange line. not that it matters.

but are there any stops that are above ground? i cant think of any off-hand, at least not inside the city.

anyone else know?

 

[dbk]

Nope.
Blue line and yellow line - outside the city - have some, though.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

all the ones i can think of are outside the city...

 

[murphy55d]

nm

 

[jumpr]

What about Brookland/CUA?

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: jumpr
What about Brookland/CUA?

youre right, it is.

that is pretty far from the city center though.

wife might just have to suck it up.

(shes a bit claustrophobic, doesnt like the 'underground' stops)

 

[irishScott]

None within the city itself that I know of, and Dun-Loring is above ground, as are West and East Falls hcurch IIRC (haven't ridden it in a while). Vienna's 50/50 (ticket machines and whatnot are above ground, actual station's below.

 

[jumpr]

Originally posted by: murphy55d

Originally posted by: jumpr
What about Brookland/CUA?

youre right, it is.

that is pretty far from the city center though.

wife might just have to suck it up.

(shes a bit claustrophobic, doesnt like the 'underground' stops)

Well, if she just wants to be able to see the sky when she gets on the train, there are some other stations that can accommodate her. I think NY Ave/Florida Ave/Gallaudet University is another stop where you go underground for the walk to the platform, but can see the sky once you get to the actual train stop.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Originally posted by: irishScott
None within the city itself that I know of, and Dun-Loring is above ground, as are West and East Falls hcurch IIRC (haven't ridden it in a while). Vienna's 50/50 (ticket machines and whatnot are above ground, actual station's below.

vienna is still above ground, the ticket machines are elevated off the ground since there an overpass is needed to cross 66. you take an elevator down back to ground level. i think orange line go underground after east falls church in VA and stays underground until near the end of the line on the other side in MD.

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: murphy55d

Originally posted by: jumpr
What about Brookland/CUA?

youre right, it is.

that is pretty far from the city center though.

wife might just have to suck it up.

(shes a bit claustrophobic, doesnt like the 'underground' stops)

Well, if she just wants to be able to see the sky when she gets on the train, there are some other stations that can accommodate her. I think NY Ave/Florida Ave/Gallaudet University is another stop where you go underground for the walk to the platform, but can see the sky once you get to the actual train stop.

yeah this might be a good one here..

what kind of area is this? ive never been over that way.

we're going down in 2 weeks, is it a far walk from the museums and stuff? its hard to tell just from the railway map. doesnt look too far from union station though.

 

[jumpr]

Originally posted by: murphy55d

Originally posted by: jumpr

Originally posted by: murphy55d

Originally posted by: jumpr
What about Brookland/CUA?

youre right, it is.

that is pretty far from the city center though.

wife might just have to suck it up.

(shes a bit claustrophobic, doesnt like the 'underground' stops)

Well, if she just wants to be able to see the sky when she gets on the train, there are some other stations that can accommodate her. I think NY Ave/Florida Ave/Gallaudet University is another stop where you go underground for the walk to the platform, but can see the sky once you get to the actual train stop.

yeah this might be a good one here..

what kind of area is this? ive never been over that way.

we're going down in 2 weeks, is it a far walk from the museums and stuff? its hard to tell just from the railway map. doesnt look too far from union station though.

Oh -- you're planning to walk to the National Mall from there? Definitely NOT recommended unless you take a cab. The neighborhood around the convention center and NY Ave. is not the greatest.

The only places I would recommend getting off the Metro to see the Mall/White House/Capitol, etc. that are within reasonable walking distance are McPherson Sq (near the White House), Capitol South (self-explanatory), or Smithsonian. Possibly Archives/Navy Memorial too, but that's a bit of a longer walk. Unfortunately, those are all underground. There are plenty of Metro stations in good areas, but they are well outside walking distance to the National Mall.

 

[murphy55d]

heres the plan... we're staying out in Tysons Corner(she wants to go shopping at the malls there), coming in on the orange line, and i planned to get off at Farragut west and hit the National Aquarium, then i had planned on walking to the mall and stuff. i dont think its TOO far and quite frankly the exercise wouldnt hurt.

then spend the day doing museumy stuff, then back to the orange line and Dunn Loring stop. ive never even been in a cab. what would that run me to get to the NY ave stop?

its ok if we get OFF at an underground one, she just doesnt wanna go DOWN into one. dont ask. i dont.

is there a better plan to get all of that accomplished?

i dont know if she wants to go to the zoo or not, if she does she may just have to endure the metro ride.

 

[jumpr]

LOL -- she would NOT like going down into the Woodley Park/Zoo station. That one, along with Wheaton, Dupont Circle and Rosslyn, are the four longest escalators in the system. It takes over 2 minutes to descend.

It would probably cost you about $20-$25 to take a taxi to NY Ave. from the Mall. A bit pricey if you ask me. Farragut West isn't too deep and Smithsonian is one of the more shallow stations too. Either one shouldn't be too bad for her phobia. But getting all the way back to NY Ave would take forever and cost a lot, from the National Mall.

 

[Jeeebus]

Originally posted by: murphy55d
heres the plan... we're staying out in Tysons Corner(she wants to go shopping at the malls there), coming in on the orange line, and i planned to get off at Farragut west and hit the National Aquarium, then i had planned on walking to the mall and stuff. i dont think its TOO far and quite frankly the exercise wouldnt hurt.

then spend the day doing museumy stuff, then back to the orange line and Dunn Loring stop. ive never even been in a cab. what would that run me to get to the NY ave stop?

its ok if we get OFF at an underground one, she just doesnt wanna go DOWN into one. dont ask. i dont.

is there a better plan to get all of that accomplished?

i dont know if she wants to go to the zoo or not, if she does she may just have to endure the metro ride.

Farragut West is fine for walking the Mall. Just shoot down 17th St, and you've got the Monument on your left and the WWII memorial on your right... you can walk along the water and hit all the major monuments.

Cab fare between Dunn Loring/Farragut West is going to be about $25.

Getting to the zoo is easy enough. Just take the orange line to Metro Center, switch to Red, and get off at Woodley Park. It's a pleasant 1/2 mile or so walk from there, and with this weather, I wish I could go to the zoo myself.

 

[murphy55d]

Originally posted by: jumpr
LOL -- she would NOT like going down into the Woodley Park/Zoo station. That one, along with Wheaton, Dupont Circle and Rosslyn, are the four longest escalators in the system. It takes over 2 minutes to descend.

It would probably cost you about $20-$25 to take a taxi to NY Ave. from the Mall. A bit pricey if you ask me. Farragut West isn't too deep and Smithsonian is one of the more shallow stations too. Either one shouldn't be too bad for her phobia. But getting all the way back to NY Ave would take forever and cost a lot, from the National Mall.

ill just tell her the smithsonian one is the lesser of all evils. she'll get over it.

thanks for your help i really appreciate it!

 

[acheron]

Wheaton has the longest escalator in the western hemisphere.