Silver Line

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Washington Metro line rapid transit line

The Silver Line is a rapid transit route in the Washington Metro system that serves northern Virginia suburbs, including Tysons and Reston, and connects them to Washington, D.C.

Aliases (13)

Silver Line (Washington Metro) ×58
Washington Metro Silver Line ×16
Metrorail Silver Line ×2
Silver Line Phase 1 ×2
Silver Line Phase 2 ×2
Silver Line of Washington Metro ×2
Dulles Corridor via Silver Line ×1
Metro Silver Line ×1
Metrorail Silver Line (corridor area) ×1
Silver Line Phase 2 extension ×1
Silver Line of the Washington Metro ×1
Silver Line of the Washington Metro (via Dulles Airport station) ×1
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Silver Line ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Washington Metro line → rapid transit line →
character	at-grade → elevated → underground →
color	silver →
connectsTo	Washington, D.C. →
constructionAuthority	Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority →
electrification	750 V DC third rail →
fundingPartners	Commonwealth of Virginia → Fairfax County, Virginia → Loudoun County, Virginia →
lineDesignation	SV →
locale	District of Columbia → Virginia →
openingDate	2014-07-26 →
operator	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority →
phase	Phase 1 opened 2014 → Phase 2 opened 2022-11-15 →
planningStart	late 20th century →
purpose	provide rail access to Washington Dulles International Airport → provide rapid transit to Reston → provide rapid transit to Tysons →
region	Washington metropolitan area →
serves	Fairfax County, Virginia → Loudoun County, Virginia → Northern Virginia → Reston, Virginia → Tysons, Virginia →
servesStation	Ashburn station → Dulles International Airport station → Greensboro station → Herndon station → Innovation Center station → Loudoun Gateway station → McLean station → Reston Town Center station → Spring Hill station → Tysons Corner station → Wiehle–Reston East station →
sharesTracksWith	Blue Line (Washington Metro) → Orange Line (Washington Metro) →
system	Washington Metro →
terminus	Ashburn station → Largo Town Center station →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
usesRollingStock	7000-series railcars →

Referenced by (57)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dulles Corridor ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Largo, Maryland ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Loudoun County, Virginia ("Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Silver Line") → L’Enfant Plaza ("Metrorail Silver Line") → Northeast Washington, D.C. ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Reston ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Reston Town Center ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Rosslyn ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Tysons ("Washington Metro Silver Line") →	servedBy
Blue Line (Washington Metro) ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") → Blue Line (Washington Metro) ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") → Orange Line (Washington Metro) ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") → Orange Line (Washington Metro) ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") → Washington Metro Yellow Line ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Yellow Line (Washington Metro) ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") →	sharesTracksWith
Ashburn station → Loudoun Gateway station → Metro Center station → Metrorail → Washington Metro →	line
Ballston–MU station → Court House station → East Falls Church station → Federal Triangle station ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") → Foggy Bottom–GWU station ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") →	servedByLine
Capitol Heights, Maryland ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") → Courthouse, Arlington → Eastern Market →	metroLine
Capitol South station → Eastern Market station ("Dulles Corridor via Silver Line") → Spring Hill station ("Silver Line Phase 1") →	servesLine
Green Line (Washington Metro) ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") → Washington Metro Green Line →	connectsWith
Foggy Bottom ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Herndon ("Washington Metro Silver Line") →	hasTransportation
Innovation Center station ("Silver Line Phase 2 extension") → Loudoun Gateway station ("Silver Line Phase 2") →	partOf
Courthouse neighborhood ("Washington Metro Silver Line") → Dulles Technology Corridor ("Metrorail Silver Line (corridor area)") →	transportServedBy
Red Line (Washington Metro) ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") →	connectsWithLine
Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ("Silver Line of the Washington Metro") →	follows
Metro J Line ("Metro Silver Line") →	formerName
Washington Dulles International Airport ("Silver Line of Washington Metro") →	hasGroundTransport
Washington Metro →	hasLine
Dulles, Virginia ("Silver Line of the Washington Metro (via Dulles Airport station)") →	hasNearbyTransit
Clarendon Boulevard ("Metrorail Silver Line") →	hasPublicTransitAccess
Washington Metro Red Line ("Washington Metro Silver Line") →	interchangeWith
Metro Center station →	isTransferStationFor
Barracks Row ("Washington Metro Silver Line") →	metroLineAccess
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia ("Silver Line (Washington Metro)") →	metroLines
Ashburn station ("Silver Line Phase 2") →	partOfExtension
Spring Hill Station ("Silver Line Phase 1") →	partOfProject
Tysons, Virginia ("Washington Metro Silver Line") →	publicTransit
Washington Dulles International Airport ("Silver Line of Washington Metro") →	publicTransitConnection
Tysons Corner Center ("Washington Metro Silver Line") →	publicTransitSystem
Wilson Boulevard ("Washington Metro Silver Line") →	servedByTransit
Ashburn station →	terminusOf