Washington Metro

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Washington Metro is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, known for its extensive rail network connecting the city with its suburbs in Maryland and Virginia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public transportation system
rapid transit system
alsoKnownAs Metro
Metrorail
linked to: Washington Metro
connectsTo Amtrak
MARC Train
Metrobus
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Virginia Railway Express
Washington Dulles International Airport
constructionStart 1969
country United States
dailyRidershipPeak over 700000
electrification 750 V DC third rail
fareCollection automatic faregates
fareMedia SmarTrip card
linked to: Washington Metro
fareSystem distance-based fare
fundedBy Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Virginia

District of Columbia
linked to: Washington, D.C.

State of Maryland
linked to: Maryland

United States federal government
governingBody WMATA Board of Directors
hasColorCoding yes
hasLine Blue Line
linked to: Washington Metro

Green Line
Orange Line
Red Line
linked to: Washington Metro

Silver Line
Yellow Line
hasSystemMap Washington Metro system map
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1976
notableFeature brutalist station architecture
underground vaulted stations
numberOfLines 6
numberOfStations 90+
openingDate 1976-03-27
operatedBy Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
operatorAbbreviation WMATA
owner Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
planningStart 1960s
primaryMode heavy rail
rollingStockType electric multiple units
safetyAuthority Washington Metrorail Safety Commission
servesCity Washington, D.C.
servesRegion Washington metropolitan area
servesState Maryland
Virginia
trackGauge standard gauge
website https://www.wmata.com/

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Washington, D.C. hasPublicTransitSystem Washington Metro
Washington, D.C. hasPublicTransitOperator WMATA
linked to: Washington Metro
Arlington, Virginia hasTransportation Metrorail Orange Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Arlington, Virginia hasTransportation Metrorail Blue Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Arlington, Virginia hasTransportation Metrorail Yellow Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Union Station (Washington, D.C.) serves Washington Metro Red Line
subject linked to: Union Station
linked to: Washington Metro
Union Station (Washington, D.C.) partOf National Mall and Capitol Hill area transportation network
subject linked to: Union Station
linked to: Washington Metro
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport connectedBy Metrorail Yellow Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport connectedBy Metrorail Blue Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Washington Metro alsoKnownAs Metrorail
linked to: Washington Metro
Washington Metro hasLine Red Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Washington Metro hasLine Blue Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Washington Metro fareMedia SmarTrip card
linked to: Washington Metro
Northern Virginia hasTransportation Washington Metro
Rosslyn servedBy Washington Metro Blue Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Rosslyn servedBy Washington Metro Orange Line
linked to: Washington Metro
Rosslyn hasTransportationMode Metrorail
linked to: Washington Metro
Clarendon hasPublicTransit Washington Metro
Foggy Bottom–GWU station partOfNetwork Washington Metro
Virginia Railway Express ticketIntegration Metrorail
linked to: Washington Metro
Washington Metro shortName Metrorail
subject linked to: Metro
linked to: Washington Metro
City of Alexandria, Virginia servedBy Washington Metro
MARC Train connectsWith Washington Metro
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority manages Metrorail
linked to: Washington Metro
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority railSystemName Metrorail
linked to: Washington Metro
VRE connectsWith Washington Metro
2009 Red Line collision transitSystem Washington Metro
Courthouse, Arlington servedBy Washington Metro
Terrace Theater publicTransitSystem Washington Metro
Gallery Place–Chinatown station servedBy Washington Metro
subject linked to: Capital One Arena
Green Line (Washington Metro) partOf Washington Metro
subject linked to: Green Line
Green Line (Washington Metro) system Washington Metro
subject linked to: Green Line
Orange Line (Washington Metro) system Washington Metro
subject linked to: Orange Line
Silver Line (Washington Metro) system Washington Metro
subject linked to: Silver Line
Pentagon station partOf Washington Metro
subject linked to: Pentagon Metro station
Yellow Line (Washington Metro) partOf Washington Metro
subject linked to: Yellow Line
Yellow Line (Washington Metro) system Washington Metro
subject linked to: Yellow Line
Nationals Park publicTransitSystem Washington Metro
Ballston publicTransitSystem Washington Metro
MARC connectsWith Washington Metro
Alexandria, Virginia servedBy Washington Metro
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia servedBy Washington Metro
Braddock Road station partOfSystem Washington Metro
Jackson Graham Building associatedWith Washington Metro
Blue Line (Washington Metro) system Washington Metro
Washington Metro Yellow Line system Washington Metro
Capitol South station partOf Washington Metro
subject linked to: Capitol South Metro station