Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington Metro logo
Cleveland Park Metro station
(Red Line)

The Washington Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the Washington, D.C. area in the United States. It has the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States.[1] 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.[2] The rail system was completed on May 19th, 2023. [3]

References

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Douglas Feaver (25 October 1999). "Politics Couldn't Derail Metro, D.C.'s Engine of Change". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Washington, D.C. Metro System Fast Facts". Cable News Network (CNN). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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