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36:Tenleytown–AU
31:
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1617:Metro Center
1612:McPherson Sq
1602:Foggy Bottom
1464:Crystal City
1454:Potomac Yard
1406:College Park
1326:Southern Ave
1223:Metro Center
1218:McPherson Sq
1208:Foggy Bottom
1183:Crystal City
1173:Potomac Yard
1065:Metro Center
1060:McPherson Sq
1050:Foggy Bottom
922:Metro Center
907:Woodley Park
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373:Van Ness–UDC
312:36 out of 98
251:Station code
230:and 20
199:Construction
93:38°56′53.1″N
1677:Morgan Blvd
1652:Potomac Ave
1627:Smithsonian
1592:Court House
1582:Virginia Sq
1552:Spring Hill
1509:Silver Line
1449:Braddock Rd
1426:Yellow Line
1391:Fort Totten
1386:Georgia Ave
1283:Morgan Blvd
1258:Potomac Ave
1233:Smithsonian
1168:Braddock Rd
1158:Van Dorn St
1100:Potomac Ave
1075:Smithsonian
1040:Court House
1010:Dunn Loring
997:Orange Line
972:Forest Glen
957:Fort Totten
852:Shady Grove
755:10 February
582:February 8,
358:Shady Grove
304:2,817 daily
207:Underground
150:Connections
108: /
96:77°4′45.9″W
84:Coordinates
1746:Tenleytown
1715:Categories
1672:Addison Rd
1662:Benning Rd
1557:Greensboro
1434:Huntington
1346:Waterfront
1311:Branch Ave
1303:Green Line
1278:Addison Rd
1268:Benning Rd
892:Tenleytown
729:6 February
562:References
292:Passengers
287:Tenleytown
238:Accessible
226:, 20
180:, W45, W47
1587:Clarendon
1411:Greenbelt
1341:Navy Yard
1336:Anacostia
1321:Naylor Rd
1145:Blue Line
1035:Clarendon
952:Brookland
872:Grosvenor
862:Twinbrook
857:Rockville
527:Grosvenor
131:Platforms
1695:Category
1577:Ballston
1484:Archives
1474:Pentagon
1356:Archives
1316:Suitland
1193:Pentagon
1125:Landover
1120:Cheverly
1115:Deanwood
1025:Ballston
982:Glenmont
897:Van Ness
882:Bethesda
844:Red Line
831:stations
519:Bethesda
500:and the
456:Location
430:Red Line
406:Location
378:Glenmont
366:Red Line
325:Services
162:Metrobus
121:Owned by
68:Location
1700:Commons
1597:Rosslyn
1537:Herndon
1517:Ashburn
1203:Rosslyn
1045:Rosslyn
977:Wheaton
606:. WMATA
552:Rosslyn
508:History
452:(AU).
432:of the
428:on the
376:toward
356:toward
272: (
259:History
232:lockers
212:Parking
191:Shuttle
172:, D32,
1567:McLean
1562:Tysons
1005:Vienna
962:Takoma
556:Takoma
264:Opened
176:, M4,
174:H2, H4
166:31, 33
142:Tracks
680:(PDF)
604:(PDF)
424:is a
228:racks
71:4501
1376:U St
1371:Shaw
942:NoMa
757:2021
731:2021
688:2018
612:2018
584:2024
554:and
529:and
492:and
309:Rank
301:2023
436:in
254:A07
241:Yes
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