Where was the Washington Metro Red Line Derailment Near?”
WMATA approved plans for a 98-mile (158 km) regional system in 1968,[9] and construction began in 1969, with groundbreaking on December 9. The system opened March 27, 1976, with 4.6 miles (7 kilometers) available on the Red Line with five stations from Rhode Island Avenue to Farragut North, all in the District of Columbia. Arlington County, Virginia was linked to the system on July 1, 1976; Montgomery County, Maryland on February 6, 1978; Prince George’s County, Maryland on November 20, 1978; and Fairfax County, Virginia and Alexandria, Virginia on December 17, 1983.[8] The 103-mile (166 km), 83-station system was completed with the opening of the Green Line segment to Branch Avenue on January 13, 2001. This did not mean the end of the growth of the system: a 3.22-mile (5.18 km) extension of the Blue Line to Largo Town Center and Morgan Boulevard opened on December 18, 2004. The first in-fill station, New York Ave–Florida Ave–Gallaudet U on the Red Line between Union Station and Rhode
metro train carrying 340 passengers derailed this morning around 10:15am in Washington, DC. The metro derailment occurred on the Red Line train as it was departing from the Farragut North station in the downtown Washington area. The Red Line derailment happened as the front wheels of the red line train slipped off of the tracks as the train was moving out of the Farragut North station. Three people were injured when the Red Line train derailed, and the 340 passengers in the six-car underground train had to wait in the dark for 90 minutes before exiting the subway. The metro station was re-opened about two hours after the metro derailment. Riders said the red line train stopped abruptly while departing the Farragut North station, in downtown area. They said they waited for about 90 minutes in the dark before being allowed to exit the below-ground station. The Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority says a preliminary report shows the front wheels of the train’s first car slipped
Washington Metro Red Line Derailment Near Farragut North A minor accident has been reported on a Washington Metro Redline train, involving derailment of front car’s wheels. So far only three injuries have been reported, with only one serious enough to require hospital treatment. The Red Line derailment occurred near the Farragut North station, on (under) Connecticut Ave between K and L Streets, near Farragut Square. It’s about 3 or 4 blocks away from the White House. This Washington Metro derailment isn’t nearly as bad as the accident that occurred last June, in which two Red Line trains collided. 80 people were injured and 9, including a train operator, were killed. Luckily that accident occurred several miles outside of the downtown area.
