Orange Line (Washington Metro)

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Washington Metro line rapid transit line

The Orange Line of the Washington Metro is a rapid transit line in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that runs generally east–west, connecting suburbs in Virginia and Maryland with downtown Washington.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Washington Metro line → rapid transit line →
character	underground and surface →
direction	east–west →
electrification	750 V DC third rail →
hasStation	Ballston–MU station → Capitol South station → Cheverly station → Clarendon station → Court House station → Deanwood station → Dunn Loring station → East Falls Church station → Eastern Market station → Farragut West station → Federal Center SW station → Federal Triangle station → Foggy Bottom–GWU station → L'Enfant Plaza station → Landover station → McPherson Square station → Metro Center station → Minnesota Avenue station → New Carrollton station → Potomac Avenue station → Rosslyn station → Smithsonian station → Stadium–Armory station → Vienna station → Virginia Square–GMU station → West Falls Church station →
lineColor	orange →
lineNumber	OR →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
numberOfTracks	2 →
openingDate	1978-11-20 →
operator	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority →
owner	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority →
partOf	Washington Metro →
serves	Maryland suburbs → Northern Virginia → Washington, D.C. →
servesCounty	Arlington County, Virginia → District of Columbia → Fairfax County, Virginia → Prince George's County, Maryland →
sharesTracksWith	Blue Line (Washington Metro) → Silver Line (Washington Metro) →
system	Washington Metro →
terminus	New Carrollton station → Vienna station →
trackGauge	1,435 mm →
usesRollingStock	3000-series Washington Metro railcar → 5000-series Washington Metro railcar → 6000-series Washington Metro railcar → 7000-series Washington Metro railcar →

Referenced by (28)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cheverly, Maryland → Landover, Maryland ("Washington Metro Orange Line") → Lanham, Maryland ("Washington Metro Orange Line (nearby)") → Merrifield ("Washington Metro Orange Line") → Northeast Washington, D.C. ("Washington Metro Orange Line") → Vienna, Virginia ("Washington Metro Orange Line") →	servedBy
Clarendon station → Federal Triangle station → Foggy Bottom–GWU station → Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station →	servedByLine
Blue Line (Washington Metro) → Blue Line (Washington Metro) → Silver Line (Washington Metro) → Washington Metro Yellow Line ("Washington Metro Orange Line") →	sharesTracksWith
Vienna station ("Orange Line stations (Washington Metro)") →	category
Green Line (Washington Metro) →	connectsWith
Red Line (Washington Metro) →	connectsWithLine
Rosslyn–Ballston corridor ("Orange Line of the Washington Metro") →	follows
Prince George’s County, Maryland ("Washington Metro Orange Line") →	hasPublicTransit
Foggy Bottom ("Washington Metro Orange Line") →	hasTransportation
Washington Metro Red Line ("Washington Metro Orange Line") →	interchangeWith
Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station →	line
Barracks Row ("Washington Metro Orange Line") →	metroLineAccess
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia →	metroLines
Interstate 66 ("Orange Line of the Washington Metro") →	parallelTo
Wilson Boulevard ("Washington Metro Orange Line") →	servedByTransit
Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station →	terminusOf
Courthouse neighborhood ("Washington Metro Orange Line") →	transportServedBy