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The Green Line of the Washington Metro consists of 21 Subway stations from Branch Ave to Greenbelt . It starts in Prince George's County, Maryland , runs through the District Of Columbia , and exits back out into Prince George's County. This was the last line started and completed in the original Metrorail plan, and is the north-south line through Washington. It shares four stations in Washington with the Yellow Line . HISTORY Service on the Green Line began on May 11 , 1991 on three stations between U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo and Gallery Pl-Chinatown . However, initially, all trains through this section were run as Yellow Line as all trains, traveling to Huntington . The Green Line formally began on December 28 , 1991 , with three stations south of L'Enfant Plaza to Anacostia . At this time, the Yellow Line above Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center was discontinued. The four station branch north of Fort Totten to Greenbelt opened on December 11 , 1993 . The mid-city line was completed on September 18 , 1999 with two stations opening, and the last five stations south to Branch Ave opened on January 13 , 2001 , completing the system. A short time after the branch north of Fort Totten opened, the Green Line Commuter Shortcut began as a six month experiment, allowing passengers to get on a train on the Green Line segment and travel as far as Farragut North on the Red Line without having to switch trains at Fort Totten. This was accomplished by utilizing a single-track spur between the Green and Red Lines near Fort Totten station. Due to its success, it was continued until the mid-city portion of the Green Line was completed. LIST OF STATIONS, SOUTH TO NORTH
''See also:'' List Of Washington Metro Stations |
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