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Website. wmata.com. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA / wəˈmɑːtə / wə-MAH-tə), [3] commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency that operates transit service in the Washington metropolitan area. WMATA was created by the United States Congress as an interstate compact between ...
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, [ 4 ] is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. [ 5 ]
Union Station, the busiest station in the system. The longest continuous escalator in the western hemisphere, at the Wheaton station [5] Vaulted ceiling at Farragut West. Largo Town Center station, one of the newest stations. Arlington Cemetery station on a snowy day. Elevated platform at National Airport.
WASHINGTON, DC — The first 7000-series Metro trains reentered service Thursday under new safety inspection protocols, according to a post on Metro's official Twitter account.
Website. dc.gov. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named for George Washington, the first president ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority cleared another hurdle for bringing back online its troubled 7000-series railcars and returning Metrorail to full service. On ...
WASHINGTON, DC — Metro GM/CEO Paul Wiedefeld, who was due to step down on June 30, announced his immediate resignation on Monday. On Sunday, news broke that nearly half of Metro's rail operators ...
MetroAccess. MetroAccess is a shared-ride public transportation service for individuals in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area who are unable to use fixed-route public transit due to disability. It is managed by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and is operated by various companies that contract to provide the service.