Metrorail

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


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf public transportation system
rapid transit system
urban rail transit
beganOperation 1976
connectsTo Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Union Station (Washington, D.C.)
Washington Dulles International Airport
country United States
dailyRidership hundreds of thousands of passengers
electrification third rail
fareCollection automatic fare gates
fareIntegrationWith DC Circulator
Metrobus
fareMedia SmarTrip card
fareSystem distance-based fares
governingBody Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
hasColorCoding line colors
hasFeature elevated sections
park-and-ride facilities
underground stations
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
line Blue Line
Green Line NERFINISHED
Orange Line
Red Line
Silver Line
Yellow Line
locale Washington metropolitan area
majorTransferStation Gallery Place station
L’Enfant Plaza station
numberOfLines 6
numberOfStations over 90
openingDate March 27, 1976
operator Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
owner Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
primaryHub Metro Center station
primaryPurpose commuter transportation
safetyAuthority Washington Metrorail Safety Commission
secondaryPurpose tourist transportation
serves Maryland
Virginia
Washington, D.C.
servesRegion District of Columbia
Northern Virginia
Suburban Maryland
shortName Metro
systemLength approximately 117 miles
trackGauge standard gauge
transitType heavy rail

Referenced by (36)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ballston–MU station
Blue Line (Washington Metro)
Eisenhower Avenue station
Loudoun Gateway station
Orange Line (Washington Metro)
Shaw–Howard University station
Southern Avenue station
Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station
partOfNetwork
L’Enfant Plaza ("Metrorail Green Line")
L’Enfant Plaza ("Metrorail Yellow Line")
L’Enfant Plaza ("Metrorail Blue Line")
L’Enfant Plaza ("Metrorail Orange Line")
West End (Alexandria, Virginia) ("Metrorail Blue Line")
servedBy
Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. ("Metrorail Green Line")
Ward 1 of Washington, D.C. ("Metrorail Yellow Line")
hasPublicTransit
Court House station
Fort Totten station
hasService
National Landing ("Metrorail Blue Line")
National Landing ("Metrorail Yellow Line")
transportationAccess
SmarTrip
appliesTo
Fairfax Connector
connectsTo
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)
fareIntegrationWith
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)
hasNetworkPartner
Clarendon Boulevard ("Metrorail Orange Line")
hasPublicTransitAccess
Pentagon City
hasTransportation
DC Circulator
integrationWith
Dupont Circle station
isOnNetwork
East Falls Church station
isPartOfNetwork
Congress Heights station
network
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)
operatedAlongside
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ("Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail system")
oversightOf
Tri-State Oversight Committee ("Metrorail system")
oversightSubject
Metro Transit Police Department
polices
Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station ("Metrorail Orange Line symbol")
symbol
Capitol South station
transitSystem
Courthouse, Arlington
transportationMode

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