Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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government agency interstate compact agency public transit agency

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is the agency that manages public transportation services, including Metrorail and Metrobus, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.

Aliases (10)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency → interstate compact agency → public transit agency →
brandName	Metro →
busSystemName	Metrobus →
compactParties	Commonwealth of Virginia → District of Columbia → State of Maryland → United States federal government →
country	United States →
dateFounded	1967 →
fareSystem	SmarTrip →
formedBy	interstate compact →
fundingSource	fare revenue → federal grants → local subsidies → state subsidies →
governingBody	Board of Directors →
headquartersBuilding	Jackson Graham Building →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
legalStatus	interstate compact agency →
manages	MetroAccess → Metrobus → Metrorail → Washington Metro →
operates	heavy rail rapid transit system → paratransit service → regional bus network →
paratransitSystemName	MetroAccess →
primaryMode	bus → rail →
providesServiceType	mass transit → paratransit → public transportation →
railSystemName	Metrorail →
serves	District of Columbia → Maryland → Virginia → Washington, D.C. metropolitan area →
serviceAreaIncludes	Arlington County, Virginia → City of Alexandria, Virginia → City of Fairfax, Virginia → City of Falls Church, Virginia → Fairfax County, Virginia → Montgomery County, Maryland → Prince George's County, Maryland → Washington, D.C. →
shortName	WMATA →
website	https://www.wmata.com →

Referenced by (174)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2009 Red Line collision → Ashburn station → Blue Line (Washington Metro) → Clarendon station → College Park–University of Maryland station → Congress Heights station → Crystal City station (Washington Metro) → Deanwood station → Dupont Circle station → East Falls Church station → Federal Triangle station → Fort Totten station → Georgia Avenue–Petworth station → Green Line (Washington Metro) → Innovation Center station → MetroAccess ("WMATA") → Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) → Metrorail → Naylor Road station → Orange Line (Washington Metro) → Orange Line (Washington Metro) → Potomac River tunnel → Potomac Yard–VT Metrorail station → Red Line (Washington Metro) → Shaw–Howard University station → Silver Line (Washington Metro) → SmarTrip → Southern Avenue station → Spring Hill station → Suitland station → Vienna station → Washington Metro → Washington Metro Green Line → Washington Metro Red Line → Washington Metro Yellow Line → Waterfront station → Woodley Park–Zoo/Adams Morgan station → Woodley Park–Zoo/Adams Morgan station ("WMATA") →	operator
Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter station → Ballston–MU station → Braddock Road station → Branch Avenue station → Capitol South station → Cheverly station → Clarendon station → Columbia Heights station → Court House station → Crystal City station (Washington Metro) → Dupont Circle station → Eisenhower Avenue station → Federal Triangle station → Foggy Bottom–GWU station → Fort Totten station → Franconia–Springfield Metro station → Gallery Place station → Gallery Place–Chinatown station → Georgia Avenue–Petworth station → Greenbelt station → Loudoun Gateway station → Metro Center station → New Carrollton station → Pentagon City station → Pentagon station → Prince George's Plaza station → Rosslyn station → Southern Avenue station → Spring Hill Station → U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo station → Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station → Washington Metro at Union Station → West Hyattsville station → Woodley Park–Zoo/Adams Morgan station →	ownedBy
Archives station → Archives–Navy Memorial–Penn Quarter station → Ballston–MU station → Blue Line (Washington Metro) → Braddock Road station → Branch Avenue station → Capitol South station → Cheverly station → Columbia Heights station → Court House station → Eastern Market station → Eisenhower Avenue station → Foggy Bottom–GWU station → Franconia–Springfield Metro station → Gallery Place station → Gallery Place–Chinatown station → Greenbelt station → Loudoun Gateway station → Metro Center station → MetroAccess → New Carrollton station → Pentagon City station → Pentagon station → Prince George's Plaza station → Rosslyn station → Spring Hill Station → U Street/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo station → Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station → Washington Metro → Washington Metro at Union Station → Yellow Line (Washington Metro) →	operatedBy
Ashburn station → Blue Line (Washington Metro) → Blue Line (Washington Metro) → College Park–University of Maryland station → Deanwood station → East Falls Church station → Green Line (Washington Metro) → Innovation Center station → Jackson Graham Building → Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) → Metrorail → Naylor Road station → Orange Line (Washington Metro) → Orange Line (Washington Metro) → Potomac River tunnel → Potomac Yard–VT Metrorail station → Shaw–Howard University station → Spring Hill station → Suitland station → Vienna station → Washington Metro → Washington Metro → Waterfront station →	owner
Aurora Highlands → Bailey's Crossroads → Capitol Heights, Maryland → City of Takoma Park, Maryland →	servedBy
2009 Red Line collision ("WMATA") → Congress Heights station ("WMATA") → Orange Line (Washington Metro) ("WMATA") →	abbreviation
District Department of Transportation → Northern Virginia Transportation Commission → Washington Metrorail Safety Commission →	collaboratesWith
Metrorail → Washington Metro ("WMATA Board of Directors") → Washington Metro ("Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors") →	governingBody
Metro Transit Police Department → MetroAccess → Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) →	parentOrganization
Metro Transit Police Department ("Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority rail system") → Metro Transit Police Department ("Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority bus system") →	jurisdiction
Mount Rainier, Maryland ("WMATA Metrobus") → Temple Hills, Maryland →	servedByTransit
MetroAccess ("WMATA paratransit services") →	brandOf
Jackson Graham Building →	category
District of Columbia Department of Transportation →	collaborates with
Fairfax Connector →	connectsTo
Loudoun County Transit bus services →	connectsWith
PRTC →	coordinatesWith
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) ("WMATA Metrobus") →	hasAbbreviation
SmarTrip →	hasBrandOwner
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) →	hasOperator
Jackson Graham Building →	hasTenant
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) ("WMATA") →	hasTransitAgency
DC Circulator →	integrationWith
SmarTrip →	introducedBy
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) ("WMATA bus services") →	isBrandOf
Jackson Graham Building →	maintainedBy
Jackson Graham Building →	occupant
Washington Metro ("WMATA") →	operatorAbbreviation
Jackson Graham Building →	organizationHeadquarteredHere
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.) ("Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority transit system") →	partOf
Franconia–Springfield Metro station ("Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority rail system") →	partOfNetwork
New Carrollton, Maryland →	publicTransitOperator
Congress Heights station →	publicTransitSystem
Tri-State Oversight Committee →	regulates
Georgia Avenue–Petworth station ("WMATA Transit Police") →	securityManagedBy
Fort Totten station ("WMATA Metrobus") →	servedByBusOperator
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ("WMATA") →	shortName
Southern Avenue station ("WMATA") →	style
Virginia Railway Express →	ticketIntegration