Fort Totten Metro Station

Fort Totten is a mess. There, that's the review.

But I suppose I will expand on it. Fort Totten serves as a transfer point for many people taking the Metro, such as me. I end up here at least twice a day. I tried to do the best I could here, but I feel like this station is under a perpetual upgrade.

Transferring from platforms can be a task, especially at peak hours. I wish people would realize the etiquette for escalators; stand to the right to allow people to talk on the left. Sometimes that is the difference in making the next train or not.

When the Green Line was down recently for maintenance I made the mistake of taking the free shuttle service from here to my destination. In the future, if that is an option, I will probably not do that again.

Overall it is not a bad station, it runs as it should. If they would just finish the update they started so long ago.

Metro is convenient when I don't want to drive or parking is a challenge. I don't visit this location often. The area is sketchy and there are unsavory characters that hang around inside and near the station. I would not stop by this location at dusk, if I were alone. I would wear a cross body pack and not carry a purse.

WMATA Platform Improvement Project has major
changes to Metro service on Yellow and Green lines.
Yellow line ends at Mount Vernon Square Metro.
Access to Fort Totten is via Green line.
All four metro stations on the Yellow line after
Fort Totten are closed through Summer of 2021.
West Hyattsville, PG Plaza, College Park and Greenbelt
are accessible via free shuttle buses.

Another good place for making transfers and that's just about it. Fort Totten isn't a terrible station. The best thing may actually be the good view. It's an open air station. Other than that it's similar to most of them.

It serves the Green, Red, and Yellow lines. It's the last Metro station in DC before you get to Maryland. This is much nicer than the others before this. All of the downtown stations are in tunnels and it's dark. There's also not as much of a crowd, especially at rush hour.

This seems like one of the cleanest stations. Of course that's because it's not as busy. There's not as many idiots making a mess.

Employees here are really lax mmxmmmksyvand sukknkthdjkorur mmmmmmmmm my sdnshrsny whjshubsgjbfkr mmmmmmm

8/25/22 I departed work on New Hampshire Ave. Hyattsville MD. 6495 landmark around 15:45 the rain caused me to have to catch the k6 to Fort Totten. The bus was proceeding up the hill reached the stop light until the cycle ended. I extended my arm out indicating I had a interest in boarding and wasn't standing there for shelter. As the bus proceeded I could see the bus driver making a commotion I was able to gather these words from her lips ( I see you waiting with such anger in her expression) when she pulled up I waved my hand to god for comfort and began my walk to Fort Totten. There is something drastically wrong with the customer service that is extended from people in the service industry. I only wanted the operator to know I wasn't seeking shelter for the storm to pass. We have got to treat each other better. Keep peace circulating around yourself and everyone attached to you.

My review of Fort Totten is unchanged, but I thought I'd include some pictures to demonstrate the primary feature that makes it superior to Gallery Place, besides my personal commuting convenience: that it is open-air (I guess unless it's super cold or you need to go downtown).

This station stinks. It smells like garbage. They should clean it bit they just all go in the booth.

Both upper and lower level platforms are super clean and well organized. The station workers are very friendly and helpful. It is about a ten minute walk to Fort Totten Park.
The bus and taxi loading areas are a short strolll away from the station's mAin entrance.

Great layout for a transfer station with the green and red lines perpendicular to each other. This prevents confusion as it is very clear what direction to go for either line (red line is upstairs, and green line is the lower level).

Only problem is that if an upper level escalator is closed, one must walk to the far end of the platform to exit, or transfer lines. A set of regular concrete stairs would be awesome! They can't break down!