Washington Metro
| Washington Metro | |
|---|---|
Washington Metro's Farragut West station in April 2018 | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Washington metropolitan area |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 6 |
| Line number | |
| Number of stations | 98 |
| Daily ridership | 474,000 (weekdays, 2023) |
| Chief executive | Randy Clarke |
| Headquarters | 600 5th Street NW Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Website | www |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | March 27, 1976 |
| Operator(s) | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) |
| Character | At-grade, elevated, and underground |
| Number of vehicles | 1,318 railcars |
| Train length | 6 or 8 cars |
| Headway | 6–12 mins peak; 6–15 mins off-peak |
| Technical | |
| System length | 129 mi (208 km) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄4 in (1,429 mm)[1] |
| Minimum radius of curvature | 225 ft (68.6 m)[1] |
| Electrification | Third rail, 750 V DC |
| Average speed | 33 mph (53 km/h) |
| Top speed | 75 mph (121 km/h) (design) 59 mph (95 km/h)-65 mph (105 km/h) (service) |
The Washington Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in the United States. It has the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States.[2] 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.[3] The rail system was completed on May 19th, 2023. [4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WMATA Summary – Level Rail Car Performance For Design And Simulation" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. October 13, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ Douglas Feaver (25 October 1999). "Politics Couldn't Derail Metro, D.C.'s Engine of Change". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Washington, D.C. Metro System Fast Facts". Cable News Network (CNN). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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