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After a summer stay in the DC area, where I had to walk 40 minutes to a Metro station surrounded by surface parking lots and single family homes, I was curious which WMATA Metro stations are the most frustratingly underdeveloped.
Here follows a photographic thread + poll (1/n):
Here follows a photographic thread + poll (1/n):
For each underdeveloped stop, I counted how many stops away it was from one of the Metro stops with over 15,000 daily entries (data from 2016):
1. Union Station
2. Gallery Place
3. Farragut North
4. Metro Center
5. Farragut West
6. Foggy Bottom
7. L’Enfant Plaza
8. Dupont Circle
1. Union Station
2. Gallery Place
3. Farragut North
4. Metro Center
5. Farragut West
6. Foggy Bottom
7. L’Enfant Plaza
8. Dupont Circle
So without further ado, here are the nominees for "most frustratingly underdeveloped Metro stop" for each line.
Silver Line nominees:
East Falls Church (6 stops away)
Capitol Heights (7 stops)
Morgan Blvd (9 stops)
Spring Hill (10 stops)
Silver Line nominees:
East Falls Church (6 stops away)
Capitol Heights (7 stops)
Morgan Blvd (9 stops)
Spring Hill (10 stops)
Which Silver Line Metro stop is the most frustratingly underdeveloped?
Green Line (north) nominees:
West Hyattsville (7 stops away)
College Park (9 stops)
Greenbelt (10 stops)
West Hyattsville (7 stops away)
College Park (9 stops)
Greenbelt (10 stops)
Which Green Line (north) Metro stop is the most frustratingly underdeveloped?
Green Line (south) nominees:
Southern Ave (5 stops away)
Naylor Rd (6 stops)
Suitland (7 stops)
Branch Ave (8 stops)
Southern Ave (5 stops away)
Naylor Rd (6 stops)
Suitland (7 stops)
Branch Ave (8 stops)
Which Green Line (south) Metro stop is the most frustratingly underdeveloped?
Blue Line nominees:
Pentagon (1 stop away)
Arlington Cemetery (2 stops)
Van Dorn St (7 stops)
Franconia-Springfield (8 stops)
Pentagon (1 stop away)
Arlington Cemetery (2 stops)
Van Dorn St (7 stops)
Franconia-Springfield (8 stops)
Which Blue Line Metro stop is the most frustratingly underdeveloped?
Orange Line nominees:
West Falls Church (7 stops away)
Cheverly (8 stops)
Landover (9 stops)
Vienna/Fairfax-GMU (9 stops)
West Falls Church (7 stops away)
Cheverly (8 stops)
Landover (9 stops)
Vienna/Fairfax-GMU (9 stops)
Which Orange Line Metro stop is the most frustratingly underdeveloped?
Red Line nominees:
Cleveland Park (2 stops away)
Fort Totten (4 stops)
Medical Center (7 stops)
Glenmont (9 stops)
Cleveland Park (2 stops away)
Fort Totten (4 stops)
Medical Center (7 stops)
Glenmont (9 stops)
Which Red Line Metro stop is the most frustratingly underdeveloped?
