Downtown Largo is an

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in Lake Arbor census-designated place, unincorporated

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The station was opened on December 18, 2004, as Largo Town Center and is operated by the

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(WMATA). Providing service for the

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Lines, it is the eastern terminus of the Blue and Silver Lines, and serves the town of Largo and The Boulevard at the Capital Centre. It is the first and so far only station in

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outside the Capital Beltway, and is located about from FedExField, the home of the Washington Commanders. Downtown Largo is also a major commuter station, with two parking garages, containing a total of 2,200 spaces, connected by a bridge at the top level.

History

In 1980,

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and other local legislators introduced legislation to study the feasibility of constructing an additional to the original network. Included in this request was a previously considered extension of the Blue Line through Largo en route to a proposed terminus at Bowie. In October 1996, the proposed routing for the extension of the Blue Line to Largo received a favorable environmental impact statement thus allowing for the project to move forward. The plan represented the first expansion to the original Metro network and would include both the then named Summerfield and Largo stations. The station gained approval from Congress as part of the extension in February 2000 with the federal government contributing $259 million towards its construction. Construction began in 2001, and the station opened as Largo Town Center on December 18, 2004. Its opening coincided with the completion of of rail east of the Addison Road station and the opening of the

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station. The final cost of building it, its sister station and rail extension was $456 million. In December 2012, the station was one of five added to the route of the Silver Line, which was originally supposed to end at the

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but was extended into

to Largo due to safety concerns about a

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just past Stadium–Armory. Therefore, the station is also the eastern terminus of the Silver Line, which began service on July 26, 2014. On January 13, 2022, WMATA's Safety and Operations Committee recommended the name of the station be changed to Downtown Largo after conducting a brief public opinion survey. The new name became effective on September 11, 2022.

Station layout

Notable places nearby

* The Boulevard at the Capital Centre * Six Flags America * FedEx Field *

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