Metro News Release
For immediate release: October 28, 2011
Media Advisory: Metro to launch long-awaited “Farragut Crossing” giving customers a new way to transfer between Red and Blue/Orange lines
Friday, October 28 at noon - Farragut West Station
WHAT: Metro will officially launch Farragut Crossing, a new feature that allows customers to transfer between Farragut North and Farragut West stations without paying an additional fare. With Farragut Crossing, customers can transfer between the Red and Blue/Orange lines without traveling through Metro Center.
WHO: Councilmember and Metro Board Member Muriel Bowser, District of Columbia Department of Transportation Director Terry Bellamy,
Metro General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Richard Sarles, Golden Triangle BID Executive Director Leona Agouridis, Riders’ Advisory Council Member David Alpert
WHEN: Noon, Friday, October 28
WHERE: Farragut West Metrorail station, 17th and I streets, NW, Washington, DC
News release issued at 9:16 am, October 28, 2011.