Washington Metro

Washington, D.C. rapid transit system

The Washington Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in the United States. It has the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States.[2] The New York City Subway is the busiest.

Washington Metro

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LocaleWashington metropolitan area
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines6
Number of stations98
Daily ridership474,000 (weekdays, 2023)
Chief executiveRandy Clarke
Headquarters600 5th Street NW
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Websitewww.wmata.com/service/rail/ Edit this at Wikidata
Operation
Began operationMarch 27, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-03-27)
Operator(s)Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Number of vehicles1,318 railcars
Train length6 or 8 cars
Headway6–12 mins peak; 6–15 mins off-peak
Technical
System length129 mi (208 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 14 in (1,429 mm)[1]
Minimum radius of curvature225 ft (68.6 m)[1]
ElectrificationThird rail750 V DC
Average speed33 mph (53 km/h)
Top speed75 mph (121 km/h) (design) 59 mph (95 km/h)-65 mph (105 km/h) (service)
Route map
Map
Ashburn
Loudoun Gateway
Dulles Yard
Dulles International Airport Dulles International Airport
Innovation Center
Herndon
Reston Town Center
Wiehle–Reston East
Shady Grove Yard
Spring Hill
Shady Grove
Greensboro
Rockville
Capitol Limited
Twinbrook
Tysons
McLean
North Bethesda
Vienna
Grosvenor–Strathmore
Dunn Loring
Glenmont Yard
Medical Center
Glenmont
Falls Church Yard
Greenbelt Yard
West Falls Church
Greenbelt
Greenbelt–BWI Airport Line
East Falls Church
Wheaton
Ballston–MU
College Park
Bethesda
Forest Glen
Virginia Square–GMU
Hyattsville Crossing
Friendship Heights
Silver Spring
Tenleytown–AU
West Hyattsville
Clarendon
Takoma
Van Ness–UDC
Fort Totten
Court House
Georgia Avenue–Petworth
Cleveland Park
Columbia Heights
Woodley Park
Brookland–CUA
Dupont Circle
Rhode Island Avenue
Rosslyn
Brentwood Yard
Foggy Bottom–GWU
NoMa–Gallaudet U
Farragut North
Union Station
DC StreetcarVirginia Railway ExpressAmtrak
Farragut West
U Street
Shaw–Howard University
Arlington Cemetery
Mount Vernon Square
McPherson Square
Judiciary Square
Metro Center
Gallery Place
Federal Triangle
Smithsonian
Archives
L'Enfant Plaza
Federal Center SW
Waterfront
Capitol South
Navy Yard–Ballpark
Eastern Market
Anacostia
Potomac Avenue
Congress Heights
Stadium–Armory
Pentagon
Pentagon City
Minnesota Avenue
Virginia Railway Express Crystal City
Benning Road
Southern Avenue
Deanwood
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport National Airport
Cheverly
Naylor Road
Capitol Heights
Suitland
Addison Road
Branch Avenue
Landover
Branch Avenue Yard
New Carrollton
Amtrak
Potomac Yard
Morgan Boulevard
Braddock Road
New Carrollton Yard
Virginia Railway Express King Street–Old Town
Downtown Largo
Alexandria Yard
Van Dorn Street
Eisenhower Avenue
Virginia Railway Express
Franconia–Springfield
Huntington
Key
Red Line
Green Line
Orange Line
Yellow Line
Blue Line
Silver Line
Multiple services
Non-revenue tracks

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
Cleveland Park Metro station
(Red Line)
Actual map of the Washington Metro. Map of the network is drawn to scale.

There are six lines in this system:

History

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The first part of the metro system opened on March 27, 1976.[3] The rail system was completed on May 19th, 2023. [4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "WMATA Summary – Level Rail Car Performance For Design And Simulation" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. October 13, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
  2. 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)
  3. Douglas Feaver (25 October 1999). "Politics Couldn't Derail Metro, D.C.'s Engine of Change". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. "Washington, D.C. Metro System Fast Facts". Cable News Network (CNN). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

Active railcars

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2000-series 3000-series 6000-series 7000-series

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