Tenleytown–AU station

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox station Tenleytown–AU station is a subway station on the Red Line of the Washington Metro in Washington, D.C. 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, Friendship Heights, lies within both the District and the state of Maryland. The station serves American University (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. It lies north of Tenley Circle, below Wisconsin Avenue NW at its intersection with Albemarle Street NW.<ref name="map">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In addition, Fort Reno Park and the Washington National Cathedral are located close to the station.<ref name="map"/>

History

Originally to be called Tenley Circle, in February 1980 the Metro Board officially changed its name to Tenleytown.<ref name="February 15, 1980">Template:Cite news</ref> The station opened on August 25, 1984.<ref name="August 25, 1984">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="August 26, 1984">Template:Cite news</ref> Its opening coincided with the completion of Template:Convert of rail northwest of the Van Ness–UDC station and the opening of the Bethesda, Friendship Heights, Grosvenor and Medical Center stations.<ref name="August 25, 1984"/><ref name="August 26, 1984"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 American University.<ref name="May 12, 1989">Template:Cite news</ref> The $63,500 cost of changing the names on signs, pylons and maps throughout the system was paid for by the District government.<ref name="May 12, 1989"/>

Station layout

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Glenmont-bound Red Line train arriving at Tenleytown–AU in February 2019

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 Template:Convert below the surface.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 Template:Wmata, Template:Wmata, Judiciary Square and Ballston-MU stations share this feature.

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