Washington Metro
Washington, D.C. rapid transit system
The Washington Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the Washington, D.C. area in the United States. It has the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States.[1] The New York City Subway is the busiest.
LinesEdit
There are six lines in this system:
- Red Line, Opened 1976
- Blue Line, Opened 1977
- Orange Line, Opened 1978
- Yellow Line, Opened 1983
- Green Line, Opened 1991
- Silver Line, Opened 2014
HistoryEdit
The first part of the metro system opened on March 27, 1976.[2] The rail system was completed on January 13, 2001.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Christie Dawson (4 December 2008). "Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2008" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Douglas Feaver (25 October 1999). "Politics Couldn't Derail Metro, D.C.'s Engine of Change". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Washington, D.C. Metro System Fast Facts". Cable News Network (CNN). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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