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Washington Metro
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Washington, D.C. rapid transit system
Key facts
- Locale
- Washington metropolitan area
- Transit type
- Rapid transit
- Daily ridership
- 545,900 (weekdays, Q1 2026)
- Annual ridership
- 188,549,700 (2025)
- Chief executive
- Randy Clarke
- Headquarters
- 600 5th Street NW, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Website
- www .wmata .com /service /rail /
- Began operation
- March 27, 1976 ; 50 years ago ( 1976-03-27 )
- Operator s
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
- Character
- At-grade, elevated, and underground
- Number of vehicles
- 1,242 railcars
- Train length
- 6 or 8 cars
- Headway
- 4–10 mins peak; 6–15 mins off-peak
- System length
- 129 mi (208 km)
- 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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- rapid transit
- Has part
- Silver Line
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Virginia
- Owned by
- WMATA
- Operator
- WMATA
- Official website
- www.wmata.com
- Image
- WMATA Red Line - 7000-Series (Kawasaki) - Rhode Island Ave - Brentwood - 24698781777.jpg
- Length
- 117
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- Commons category
- Washington Metro
- topic's main category
- Category:Washington Metro
- Commons gallery
- Washington Metro
- date of official opening
- 1976-03-27
- different from
- Washington metropolitan area
- inception
- 1976-03-27
- official map URL
- www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/2019-System-Map.pdf
- patronage
- 229600000
- Wi-Fi access
- gratis
- social media followers
- 101495
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Morgan Boulevard
Downtown Largo
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