Tenleytown–AU (Washington Metro)

Infobox Station
name = Tenleytown-AU

logo_size = 50px

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address = 4501 Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20016
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platform = 1 island platform
tracks = 2
parking = 17 spaces (parking metres)
bicycle = 20 racks, 20 lockers
passengers = 2.760 million
pass_year = 2006
pass_percent = 12
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opened = August 25, 1984
rebuilt =
ADA = Yes
code = A07
owned = Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
former = Tenley Circle
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Tenleytown-AU is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line. It is the last station wholly within the District of Columbia, before the Red Line enters Montgomery County, Maryland.

As its name indicates, Tenleytown-AU serves the neighborhood of Tenleytown, and American University, part of which is situated at Tenley Circle and whose main campus is located roughly one mile (1.67 km) south of the actual station. The University operates a shuttle bus between main campus, the Washington 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 on August 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 for public relations purposes.Fact|date=February 2007

Notable places nearby

* American University
* Embassy of the State of Qatar
* Georgetown Day School (the high school campus)
* Psychiatric Institute of Washington
* Reno Reservoir and Fort Reno Park
* Sidwell Friends School
* Washington National Cathedral
* WHUR and WAMU 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, W47

External 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