History
Service began on the Red Line (upper) platform on February 6, 1978, and on the Green Line (lower) platform on December 11, 1993. Between 1993 and September 1999, Fort Totten served as the terminus of the northern portion of the Green Line until the opening of stations between Fort Totten and Mount Vernon Square. Beginning on December 31, 2006 as part of an 18-month trial, Metro extended Yellow Line service to Fort Totten station during non-rush hours and weekends. In a press release, Councilmember Jim Graham said that the service change would support the "development and urban lifestyle" of the neighborhoods between the Fort Totten and Mount Vernon Square stations. As a part of the Metro Rush Plus initiative which began in June 2012, several Yellow Line trains arriving from Franconia-Springfield continue onto Greenbelt and vice versa, thus completing Yellow Line service to full-time between Fort Totten and Mount Vernon Square.
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