Washington Metro
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The Washington Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in the United States. It has the second busiest rapid transit system in the United States.[2] The New York City Subway is the busiest.
Lines
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]The first part of the metro system opened on March 27, 1976.[3] The rail system was completed on May 19th, 2023. [4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "WMATA Summary – Level Rail Car Performance For Design And Simulation" (PDF). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. October 13, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Christie Dawson (4 December 2008). "Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report, Third Quarter 2008" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Douglas Feaver (25 October 1999). "Politics Couldn't Derail Metro, D.C.'s Engine of Change". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ "Washington, D.C. Metro System Fast Facts". Cable News Network (CNN). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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