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1090:Van Dorn St
1032:Potomac Ave
1007:Smithsonian
972:Court House
942:Dunn Loring
929:Orange Line
904:Forest Glen
889:Fort Totten
784:Shady Grove
620:Metro Facts
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341:Shady Grove
336:Forest Glen
287:1,598 daily
192:Underground
140:Connections
98: /
74:Coordinates
1647:Categories
1604:Addison Rd
1594:Benning Rd
1489:Greensboro
1366:Huntington
1278:Waterfront
1243:Branch Ave
1235:Green Line
1210:Addison Rd
1200:Benning Rd
824:Tenleytown
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223:, 20
219:, 36
208:977 spaces
175:Y2, Y7, Y8
171:Q2, Q4, Q6
86:77°03′03″W
83:39°02′19″N
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1343:Greenbelt
1273:Navy Yard
1268:Anacostia
1253:Naylor Rd
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884:Brookland
804:Grosvenor
794:Twinbrook
789:Rockville
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557:307320514
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1125:Pentagon
1057:Landover
1052:Cheverly
1047:Deanwood
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914:Glenmont
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814:Bethesda
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349:Red Line
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205:Parking
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1499:McLean
1494:Tysons
937:Vienna
894:Takoma
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471:Takoma
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62:11001
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1308:U St
1303:Shaw
874:NoMa
680:2024
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