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1482:Greensboro
1359:Huntington
1271:Waterfront
1236:Branch Ave
1228:Green Line
1203:Addison Rd
1193:Benning Rd
817:Tenleytown
514:References
492:stations.
259:Passengers
243:1979-12-01
207:Accessible
199:, 32
195:, 12
89:77°06′12″W
86:38°52′59″N
1512:Clarendon
1336:Greenbelt
1266:Navy Yard
1261:Anacostia
1246:Naylor Rd
1070:Blue Line
960:Clarendon
877:Brookland
797:Grosvenor
787:Twinbrook
782:Rockville
486:Clarendon
373:Clarendon
340:Clarendon
124:Platforms
1620:Category
1502:Ballston
1409:Archives
1399:Pentagon
1281:Archives
1241:Suitland
1118:Pentagon
1050:Landover
1045:Cheverly
1040:Deanwood
950:Ballston
907:Glenmont
822:Van Ness
807:Bethesda
769:Red Line
756:stations
671:June 22,
466:Ballston
406:Location
292:Services
155:Metrobus
114:Owned by
64:Location
1625:Commons
1522:Rosslyn
1462:Herndon
1442:Ashburn
1128:Rosslyn
970:Rosslyn
902:Wheaton
646:May 24,
620:May 24,
478:Rosslyn
460:History
376:toward
358:Ashburn
356:toward
343:toward
323:toward
241: (
228:History
201:lockers
1492:McLean
1487:Tysons
930:Vienna
887:Takoma
450:Silver
446:Orange
325:Vienna
233:Opened
135:Tracks
72:, U.S.
611:(PDF)
424:is a
197:racks
157:: 38B
1301:U St
1296:Shaw
867:NoMa
673:2020
648:2020
622:2020
536:2024
488:and
448:and
276:Rank
268:2023
223:K03
210:Yes
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127:2
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