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The Washington Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the Washington, D.C. area in the United States. It has the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States. The New York City Subway is the busiest.

Lines

There are six lines in this system:

  • Red Line, Opened 1976
  • Blue Line, Opened 1977
  • Orange Line, Opened 1978
  • Yellow Line, Opened 1983
  • Green Line, Opened 1991
  • Silver Line, Opened 2014

History

The first part of the metro system opened on March 27, 1976. The rail system was completed on January 13, 2001.

Images for kids

  • DCSubwayConstruction

    Metro under construction at the Navy Yard in 1989

  • Passengers sit in fixed two-seat units. There are metal poles and bars for standees to hold.

    Interior of a rehabilitated Breda car (2007)

  • Metro 7000-Series railcar debut 5

    The interior of the 7000 series trains uses a mix of transverse and longitudinal seating

  • Metro Transit Police Department cruiser

    Metro Transit Police cruiser

  • Future Potomac Yard

    A sign indicating the future location of the Potomac Yard metro station, which broke ground in 2019.

  • Metro farecard has a column of printed dollar amounts, a magnetic strip along the edge, and in this example a drawing of two pandas.

    Front face of an old paper Metro farecard, listing declining-balance value remaining

  • The crushed end of a subway car.

    Green Line train after the January 7, 2007 derailment

  • A scaled map illustrating the Purple Line route and its intersections with existing subway lines.

    Proposed route of the Purple Line

  • Van Ness – UDC Washington Metro

    Van Ness-UDC Station (opened 1981) shows a modified ceiling vault

  • Twinbrook

    Twinbrook (opened 1984) is a typical original above-ground station

  • WMATA King Street Station 2019

    King Street-Old Town Station (opened 1983) shows a modified elevated station design, used in historic Alexandria as it was less intrusive

  • Wiehle-Reston Metro platform 1

    The newest elevated station design, seen here at Wiehle-Reston East station (opened 2014) mirrors the design of the original underground stations

See also

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