Riding WMATA Metrorail Red Line, Silver Spring to Downtown Washington DC, 4K Train Ride

Riding Washington DC Metrorail Red Line (train model: 1987 Breda Rail Car) from Silver Spring Station in Silver Spring Maryland to Metro Center in Downtown Washington DC. Metrorail Red Line is a U-shape line that starts at Maryland (near Derwood; northwest DC area), passing through Washington DC and ends at Maryland (near Silver Spring; northeast DC area). This line is mostly above ground and mostly underground in Washington DC. During the weekdays, Red Line arrives every 10-15 minutes; non-rush hour is every 20 minutes.

Watch the Red Line from Union Station to Silver Spring on a 2015 Kawasaki (7000 series) train ride:    • Riding WMATA Metrorail Red Line, Washingto...  

PURPLE LINE:
At Silver Spring Station, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is building a crosstown light rail Purple Line that will stop at Silver Line Station. For more information about the Purple Line, visit their webpage: https://www.purplelinemd.com/

FARES:
The cost to ride the Red Line from Silver Spring to Metro Center was $2.00 (non-rush hour). I've used the WMATA SmarTrip Fare Card. For more information about the fare card, visit their official webpage at: https://www.wmata.com/fares/smartrip/
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Time-points:
00:00 Silver Spring Station
00:55 Boarding
01:50 Departed
03:45 Takoma Station
04:25 Departed
06:35 Fort Totten Station
07:30 Departed
09:20 Brookland-CUA Station
10:00 Departed
12:00 Rhode Island Avenue Station
13:00 WMATA Brentwood Rail Yard
14:00 Union Station Rail Yard
14:20 NoMA-Gallaude U Station
15:20 MARC Commuter Rail
16:00 Union Station **
17:10 Departed
18:20 Judiciary Square Station
19:10 Departed
19:45 Gallery Place/Chinatown Station ***
20:40 Departed
21:10 Metro Center Station ****

FORT TOTTEN STATION (06:35)
Fort Totten is the transfer point to Metrorail Green and Yellow Lines. Yellow Line travels to DCA Airport.

** UNION STATION (14:00)
Union Station (station code name: WAS) is the transfer point to Amtrak intercity rail lines, MARC Commuter Rail to Maryland & West Virginia, VRE Commuter Rail to Virginia, Metrobus, DC Connect, DC Streetcar, Greyhoud, Megabus, and other intercity bus lines.

*** GALLERY PLACE/CHINATOWN STATION
Gallery Place/Chinatown Station is the transfer point to Metrorail Green and Yellow Lines. Yellow Line travels to DCA Airport. Above DCA Station is Capital One Arena, home of the professional basketball team, Washington Wizard and Washington's Chinatown.

**** METRO CENTER STATION (21:10)
Metro Center Station is the transfer point to Metrorail Blue, Orange and Silver Line. Blue Line travels to DCA Airport and Silver Line travels to IAD Airport.

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