Metro

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public transportation system rapid transit system

Metro is the rapid transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).

Aliases (2)

Washington Metro ×49
METRO ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transportation system → rapid transit system →
colorCoding	each line identified by a distinct color →
connectsTo	Amtrak → MARC Train → Metrobus → Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport → Virginia Railway Express → Washington Dulles International Airport →
country	United States →
electrification	third rail →
fareSystem	SmarTrip card → distance-based fares →
governingBody	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1976 →
line	Blue Line → Green Line → Orange Line → Red Line → Silver Line → Yellow Line →
notableFeature	extensive use of Brutalist architecture in stations → vaulted underground station ceilings →
numberOfLines	6 →
numberOfStations	90+ →
openingDate	1976-03-27 →
operator	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority →
owner	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority →
partOf	regional transit network of the Washington metropolitan area →
primaryFundingSource	fare revenue → subsidies from local jurisdictions →
primaryLocale	Washington metropolitan area →
safetyAuthority	Washington Metrorail Safety Commission →
safetyIncident	2009 Red Line collision →
serves	Alexandria, Virginia → Arlington County, Virginia → District of Columbia → Fairfax County, Virginia → Maryland → Montgomery County, Maryland → Prince George's County, Maryland → Virginia → Washington, D.C. →
shortName	Metro → Metrorail →
systemLength	over 100 miles →
trackGauge	standard gauge →
transitType	heavy rail →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Metrorail → Washington Metro →	shortName
Washington Metro →	alsoKnownAs
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority →	brandName
METRO light rail ("METRO") →	systemBrand