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Washington, DC’s Metro is one of the busiest public transportation systems in the country. Its expansive network of tunnels and above ground tracks connect all four quadrants of DC with suburban Virginia and Maryland.

Metrorail provides safe, clean, reliable transit service for more than 600,000 customers a day throughout the Washington, DC area. The system is the second busiest in the United States, serving 98 stations in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

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It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. [5] Opened in 1976, the network now includes six lines, 98 stations, and 129 miles (208 km) of route. [6] [7] Metro serves Washington, D.C. and the states of Maryland and Virginia.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA / w ə ˈ m ɑː t ə / wə-MAH-tə), [3] commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency operates transit service in the Washington metropolitan area.

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the area as the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV metropolitan statistical area, a metropolitan statistical area used for statistical purposes by the United States Census Bureau and other agencies. The region's three largest cities are the federal city of Washington, D.C., the county …

2025年1月14日 · Metro operating hours and station closures. Metrorail had initially planned to open an hour early on Monday and run extra trains. However, it instead opened at its regular time of 5 a.m. and will ...

2024年8月18日 · The Washington DC Metro Silver Line Metro, nicknamed the “Meteor,” shoots like a silver arrow through the heart of Northern Virginia, connecting the bustling Dulles Airport with the vibrant urban center of Reston and beyond. Spanning 22.1 miles across 6 stations, it whisks travelers through a landscape of sleek office buildings, lush ...

2024年7月8日 · The Washington Metro, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), comprises six color-coded Metrorail lines: Red Line: Shady Grove (northwest) to Glenmont (northeast). Key stops include Silver Spring, Ft. Totten, Union Station (Amtrak), Gallery Place-Chinatown, Metro Center, Dupont Circle, and Woodley Park (Zoo).