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metro van Washington
Also known as Metro, Metrorail, Washington Metrorail, DC metro, DC subway
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
Article · Nederlands
De Metro van Washington D.C. is met 176,32 km en 91 stations het op een na grootste metrosysteem van de Verenigde Staten, na de metro van New York. In 2019 maakten 626 000 reizigers dagelijks gebruik van het netwerk. De eerste lijn werd op 27 maart 1976 geopend.
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