Washington Metro Red Line

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The Washington Metro Red Line is a major rapid transit route in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, running through key downtown and suburban corridors as part of the region’s primary subway system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Washington Metro line
rapid transit line
abbreviation Washington Metro Red Line self-linksurface differs
surface form: WMATA Red Line
character underground and surface
color red
country United States of America
surface form: United States
downtownCorridor Downtown Washington, D.C.
Gallery Place area
Metro Center area
electrification 750 V DC third rail
fareMedia SmarTrip
surface form: SmarTrip card
fareSystem distance-based fare
interchangeStation Fort Totten station
Gallery Place station
Metro Center station
Union Station
interchangeWith Blue Line (Washington Metro)
surface form: Washington Metro Blue Line

Washington Metro Green Line
Orange Line (Washington Metro)
surface form: Washington Metro Orange Line

Silver Line
surface form: Washington Metro Silver Line

Washington Metro Yellow Line
isFirstLineOfSystem true
lineColorHex #BF0D3E
locale Maryland
Washington, D.C.
notableStation Bethesda station
Dupont Circle station
Glenmont station
Shady Grove station
Silver Spring station
Union Station
numberOfStations 27
opened 1976
operator Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
partOfNetwork primary east–west and northwest–northeast trunk through downtown Washington, D.C.
peakServicePattern all-stop service between Shady Grove and Glenmont
rollingStock WMATA 2000-series railcar
surface form: WMATA 2000-series railcars

WMATA 3000-series railcar
surface form: WMATA 3000-series railcars

WMATA 6000-series railcar
surface form: WMATA 6000-series railcars

WMATA 7000-series railcar
surface form: WMATA 7000-series railcars
safetyIncident 2009 Fort Totten crash
servesCity Washington, D.C.
servesCounty Montgomery County
surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland

Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland
servesSuburb Bethesda, Maryland
Gaithersburg
surface form: Gaithersburg, Maryland

Rockville, Maryland
Silver Spring, Maryland
Takoma Park, Maryland
system Washington Metro
terminus Glenmont station
Shady Grove station
trackGauge standard gauge

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Washington Metro Red Line abbreviation Washington Metro Red Line self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: WMATA Red Line
Green Line connectsWith Washington Metro Red Line
subject surface form: Green Line (Washington Metro)
this entity surface form: Red Line (Washington Metro)
Connecticut Avenue NW hasPublicTransit Washington Metro Red Line
this entity surface form: Washington Metro Red Line (nearby)
Montgomery County hasPublicTransit Washington Metro Red Line
subject surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland
Washington Metro at Union Station locatedOn Washington Metro Red Line
this entity surface form: Red Line between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Ave–Brentwood
2009 Red Line collision location Washington Metro Red Line
Chinatown metroLine Washington Metro Red Line
subject surface form: Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)
this entity surface form: Red Line (Washington Metro)
North Bethesda, Maryland publicTransitSystem Washington Metro Red Line
Bethesda, Maryland servedBy Washington Metro Red Line
this entity surface form: Red Line of the Washington Metro
Northeast Washington, D.C. servedBy Washington Metro Red Line
Rockville, Maryland servedBy Washington Metro Red Line
Silver Spring, Maryland servedBy Washington Metro Red Line
Woodley Park servedBy Washington Metro Red Line
Dupont Circle station servedByLine Washington Metro Red Line
this entity surface form: Red Line (Washington Metro)
Gallery Place station serves Washington Metro Red Line
this entity surface form: Red Line (Washington Metro)
Gallery Place–Chinatown station servesLine Washington Metro Red Line
this entity surface form: Red Line (Washington Metro)