I come through this Metro station mostly to head over to Target to do my shopping. This station…read moreservices the red line. There are quite a few restaurant options all within walking distance of this station. It's even close enough that you can head south to reach the Smithsonian National Zoological Park.

The red line has a lot of stations here. If you want to take more of a downhill walk to the zoo,…read morethis might be better for you than the Woodley Park metro station. Also it's not quite as busy, which is always a positive. This sometimes I joke is a forgotten station, but there are plenty of activities and places within walking distance. Here you're in a very nice part of NW DC. I don't want to begin to think what the apartments cost here. The stations sound system has been improved. Also I like the newer monitors, which let you know your trains ETA. The guessing game was fun, but no one has time for that anymore. Escalators and elevators are working here! Thank you WMATA and please keep this up. This is a decent station, and allows you to move under DC relatively unscathed.

Another review of a Metro station since I spend a ton of time in the system. Fort Totten is a…read morefairly busy station. It's actually fairly airy, despite being three separate levels since all are open to the outside. It's surrounded by Fort Totten park, several apartment complexes, and the Metropolitan Branch bike trail runs through the property. There are often deer grazing on the grass next to the platforms and around the station, which you can't say you see at the downtown stations! The transit basics: Red and Green Metro lines intersect here. There's a rumor that the Yellow line trains might once again extend here, but we'll see. It's also a bus hub with routes to dowtown, Ivy City, several destinations in PG county, and more. It's bustling during the day and quiets down at night. Since it is surrounded by the park, some might not feel comfortable walking around late at night away from the well lit areas, but I've not experienced a problem so far walking home late at night (I live about a 10 minute walk away).

The red line is on construction past Takoma until at least the end of August 2024, so I needed to…read moretake the shuttle to get the rest of the way to Silver Spring. The station manager saw me in my confusion and took the time to show me to the shuttles and explain the situation. So sweet! Love this metro employee at this stop! The shuttles are easy to find outside the station and are well marked. Drivers are also friendly. The only downside was quite a bit of litter strewn around.

This Metro station exceeded expectations. Conveniently located. Clean entryway under construction.read more

For the time being this isn't particularly the best Metro station in the city. I swear they have…read morebeen working on this stations for months, if not years at this point. I'm not quite sure what they are doing, I believe they are repairing the stairs, but every time you walk by this it looks like it it closed. With that being said, it is quite the busy station. Especially if you really don't want to get off at one of the other nearby stations and don't mind a bit of a walk. The Red Line services this station so you can bypass either Union Station or Gallery Place and jump off here. The one good thing about this stop is that it'll lead you to another that connects to where you want to go. I needed to get to the Blue Line and this was the lesser evil compared to other nearby stations. It serves it's purpose, and like I said before, isn't too busy of a station because of it only being one line passing through here.

So easy to navigate. You have the metro and buses. Easy drop off and pick up. To get to the trains…read morethere is a covered escalator to go up then the bridge walkway that goes over the highway. When I was there on a Saturday 1pm it was not crowded one bit. There are metro cars ticket machines available for use. The station is very clean, and beautiful. It is outside so dress for the weather or in layers.

I usually pass through this station to get to other stations, but this time, I had to get off here…read more It's a fairly nice station, typical of a newer station... clean, empty. I got off here to go to attend a Yelp event at the town center. Luckily, the train I was on was a newer one; however, the one I rode back on was an older train. The employee I went up to was really nice when directing me on which way to go. One thing to note: this station closes earlier than most of the stations, most likely because it doesn't have a lot of foot traffic.

This was a nice outdoor metro station in Takoma Park. We were going to our Airbnb so it was our…read morefirst time here. It was our first time going up north from Union Station on the red line. I was not used to DC metro stations being above ground. It was a nice warm day so I didn't mind standing around waiting for the train. I could imagine in the winters this might be more of a hassle for folks. There are several restaurants and stores nearby. It is a mostly residential neighborhood so I felt completely safe here.

Takoma has a Metro station. It's outdoors so it can get cold. Seems clean for the most part. Fairly…read moresafe feeling. You can get off and find some good places to eat and things. An unusual station because it's above ground. It serves the Red Line. There usually isn't that long of a wait. It can get pretty cold sometimes. The place also may get windy. Nice view of the area. Outdoors it also means there's not the bad smell. It overall seems pretty clean. Places to eat are close to it. The area is residential mostly but safe there.

Great overall station! It is new clean and not very crowded. Parking is simple as you can park…read moreanywhere at Tysons I mall and take the walking bridge across. Very nice staff attendants and safe area. They did not have public restrooms though. Good experience overall!

My favorite metro station! Its on the Silver Line!…read more I live in Mocoville... and driving to NOVA stresses me out. It gives me migraines and heartburn. No matter what day it is, or time. There's traffic! So much bumper to bumper traffic! However now I can save my wear and tear on my car. Its about an hour ride. Which is fine by me. There's a lot stores and shopping centers nearby besides Tysons Mall. The station is well lit and has pedestrian bridge. Now I can visit my VA friends more ! Only downside is riding metro ain't cheap. Can you believe rush hour ends at 9pm?!!! However its cheap to ride the metro on the weekend.

This is the bus we've all been waiting for ... assuming you need a bus along 16th Street. For many…read moremonths, I stood waiting for the S buses (S1, S2 and S4) only to see bus after bus already packed with passengers. A 10 minute bus ride would easily become 30 minutes just waiting for people to cram inside an already crowded bus. This also assumes that you weren't already waiting 20 minutes for the first available bus. Our prayers were heard. WMATA introduced in March the limited-service S9 Express Bus (http://www.wmata.com/about_metro/news/PressReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=2524) that runs from Silver Spring, MD to McPherson Square in DC. There are 16 stops instead of the usual 54. Between Irving Street and M Street there are only 4 stops. And, more importantly, most of these S9 buses are brand new and top-of-the-line. There are even handles along the rail that passengers can grab a hole of (no more clinging to a stripper pole). On the down side, the S9 Express Service is rendered useless during heavy congestion. When cars are bumper to bumper during rush hour, the S1 can be just as fast as the S9 (at least between Irving & M St.). Nevertheless, we can always use more buses. WMATA ... Thank You. [Most Recent Bus Ride: May 4, 2009, 6:05 PM]

Yes, I love this bus..... but it picks you up at McPherson almost a full block from the S2 and S4…read morestop. So.... you see the S9 and you hightail it over there only to find out it's going to sit there for 20 minutes. Well, they don't tell you anything, it does just sit there for 20 minutes. In the meantime, a dozen other S2, S4, 42, 43.... fly by you, stopping down the block. Anyway, the simple solution would be for the S9 to stop where the other busses stop. Or stick to its schedule..... but it's metrobus, so that's never gonna happen.

Website says hours are Weekday 7am-7pm ,Sat 8am-2. I went…read moreweekday 11am and was not crowded at all. Needed to get senior Smartcard which cost $2 and minimum $2 load. The paperwork was done with cheerful help from clerk. Reduced fares are $1 Metrobus, 50c Circulator and 1/2 peak Metro fare.

They have a good selections of free maps that list out bike routes, bus routes, etc. If you have a…read morequestion, the staff is friendly but not exactly a wealth of information. On the day of the L'Enfant Metro cluster I asked about bus routes to Pentagon City and the directions to the bus stop sounded like something out of the D-Day invasion. Pretty sure there was a "cross the street and turn after 30 feet but I'm not sure if that bus is still running" in there at some point. I gave up and took a cab. Have to wonder how much these Commuter Stores are costing Arlington taxpayers and if they're really worth the cost if they can't give us directions beyond what's on the maps/timetables. Maybe cut back staffing to one employee or hire an intern instead?