Tenleytown–AU station is a

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on the Red Line of the

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Located in the Upper Northwest neighborhood, it is the last station on the Red Line heading outbound wholly within the District of Columbia; the next stop,

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, lies within both the District and the state of Maryland. The station serves

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(AU).

Location

The southernmost station underneath the Wisconsin Avenue NW corridor, Tenleytown–AU station lies within the neighborhood of the same name in the Upper Northwest portion of the city. More specifically, it lies north of Tenley Circle, below Wisconsin Avenue NW at its intersection with Albemarle Street NW. Nearby are several educational institutions, the most notable of which are:

(AU, which has its law school on the circle, has its main campus a mile from the station, albeit connected by a shuttle);

Sidwell Friends School Sidwell Friends School is a private, college preparatory, Quaker school located in Bethesda, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., offering pre-kindergarten through high school classes. Founded in 1883 by Thomas W. Sidwell, its motto is ' (), alludi ...

(famous for being the school of choice of presidential children);

Jackson-Reed High School Jackson-Reed High School (formerly known as Woodrow Wilson High School) is a public high school in Washington, D.C. It serves grades 9 through 12 as part of the District of Columbia Public Schools. The school sits in the Tenleytown neighborhood, ...

; the high school of

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; and the affiliated

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and St Albans Schools. In addition,

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and the

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are located close to the station.

History

Originally to be called Tenley Circle, in February 1980 the Metro Board officially changed its name to Tenleytown. The station opened on August 25, 1984. Its opening coincided with the completion of of rail northwest of the

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and the opening of the Bethesda,

, Grosvenor and Medical Center stations. In May 1989, although objected to by several community groups, the Metro Board officially changed its name to Tenleytown–AU due to its proximity to

. The $63,500 cost of changing the names on signs, pylons and maps throughout the system was paid for by the District government.

Station layout

This station uses the four-coffer arch design found at most underground stations on the western side of the Red Line. It is one of 11 stations constructed using rock-tunneling methods, lying more than below the surface. Two entrances on either side of Wisconsin Avenue meet at an upper mezzanine, converging into a set of three long escalators that travel down to the fare control. An elevator adjacent to the eastern surface entrance travels down directly to the platform, with a single faregate and ticket machine to access the platform proper. The separate accessible and general entrances are a relative rarity in the Washington Metro system; only and stations share this feature.

References

External links

* The Schumin Web Transit Center
Tenleytown–AU Station

Albemarle Street entrance from Google Maps Street View

West side of Wisconsin Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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