Washington Metro

Washington Metro
Washington Metro
	Washington Metro's Farragut West station in April 2018
Overview
Locale	Washington metropolitan area
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	6
Line number
Number of stations	98
Daily ridership	474,000 (weekdays, 2023)
Chief executive	Randy Clarke
Headquarters	600 5th Street NW; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Website	www.wmata.com/service/rail/
Operation
Began operation	March 27, 1976; 50 years ago
Operator(s)	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Character	At-grade, elevated, and underground
Number of vehicles	1,318 railcars
Train length	6 or 8 cars
Headway	6–12 mins peak; 6–15 mins off-peak
Technical
System length	129 mi (208 km)
No. of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄4 in (1,429 mm)
Minimum radius of curvature	225 ft (68.6 m)
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Average speed	33 mph (53 km/h)
Top speed	75 mph (121 km/h) (design) 59 mph (95 km/h)-65 mph (105 km/h) (service)
System map
System map
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Key
	All stations are accessible
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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.

Lines

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

History

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

References

1 2 "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.
↑ 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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[gauge-1] 1 2 "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.

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