Washington Metro

Washington Metro
Info
Locale	Washington metropolitan area
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	6
Number of stations	98
Daily ridership	474,000 (weekdays, 2023)
Chief executive	Randy Clarke
Headquarters	600 5th Street NW Washington, D.C., U.S.
Website	www.wmata.com/service/rail/
Operation
Began operation	March 27, 1976; 48 years ago (1976-03-27)
Operator(s)	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
Number of vehicles	1,318 railcars
Train length	6 or 8 cars
Headway	6–12 mins peak; 6–15 mins off-peak
Technical
System length	129 mi (208 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄4 in (1,429 mm)[1]
Minimum radius of curvature	225 ft (68.6 m)[1]
Electrification	Third rail, 750 V DC
Average speed	33 mph (53 km/h)
Top speed	75 mph (121 km/h) (design) 59 mph (95 km/h)-65 mph (105 km/h) (service)
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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.

1. ↑ ^{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.
2. ↑ 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)