- Tenleytown–AU (Washington Metro)
Infobox Station
name = Tenleytown-AU
logo_size = 50px
image_size =
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address = 4501Wisconsin Avenue , NorthwestWashington, D.C. 20016
line =
other =
platform = 1island platform
tracks = 2
parking = 17 spaces (parking metres)
bicycle = 20 racks, 20 lockers
passengers = 2.760 million
pass_year = 2006
pass_percent = 12
pass_system =
opened =August 25 ,1984
rebuilt =
ADA = Yes
code = A07
owned =Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
former = Tenley Circle
zone =
services =
mpassengers =Tenleytown-AU is a
Washington Metro station inWashington, D.C. on the Red Line. It is the last station wholly within theDistrict of Columbia , before the Red Line enters Montgomery County,Maryland .As its name indicates, Tenleytown-AU serves the
neighborhood ofTenleytown , andAmerican University , part of which is situated atTenley Circle and whose main campus is located roughly one mile (1.67 km) south of the actual station. The University operates a shuttlebus between main campus, theWashington College of Law , and the station.The station is located on the 4500 block of
Wisconsin Avenue at Albemarle Street, NW, with exits on either side of Wisconsin Avenue. Service began onAugust 25 ,1984 , when the Red Line inaugurated service to Grosvenor.Originally, the station was named simply "Tenley Circle"; however, American University paid
WMATA to change the name forpublic relations purposes.Fact|date=February 2007Notable places nearby
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American University
* Embassy of the State ofQatar
*Georgetown Day School (the high school campus)
* Psychiatric Institute of Washington
* Reno Reservoir and Fort Reno Park
*Sidwell Friends School
*Washington National Cathedral
*WHUR andWAMU radio stations
* Woodrow Wilson High School
* St. Albans School
*National Cathedral School
*Washington Latin School Mass. Ave. Campus
*British School of Washington D.C. Bus routes
Metrobus
* 31
* 32, 36
* 37
* D32
* H3, H4
* M4
* N2
* N8
* W45, W46, W47External links
* WMATA: [http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/Stations/station.cfm?station=10 Tenleytown-AU Station]
* StationMasters Online: [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/TENLYTWN/tenlytwn.html Tenleytown-AU Station]
* The Schumin Web Transit Center: [http://transit.schuminweb.com/rail/washington/red-line.asp?station=A07 Tenleytown-AU Station]
* The east entrance is at coordinates coord|38|56|53.1|N|77|4|45.9|W|type:railwaystation|display=inline,title
* The west entrance is at coordinates coord|38|56|54.1|N|77|4|48.6|W|type:railwaystation|display=inline
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