Facts and Figures

Operator WMATA
System Type Metro
Year Opened 1976
# of Lines 6
# of Cars 1318
Route Miles 117 miles
Gauge Std
Stations 91
Power 3rd Rail
Data Date 2022
1st Visit 1/1988
Last Visit 5/2022
% Rode 90%

US East Transit > Washington DC
DC Metro

Washington Metro

The Washington Metro is a national treasure. There are even signs at Metro Center welcoming visitors to "Americas Subway". Construction on the system ended in 2004 with the system at full build out (actually about 5 miles more then original plan).

The system is the 2nd busiest subway in the United States with 5 lines. 8-car trains were introduced in the mid-2000's,  The Silver line is the newest line that branches toward Dulles Airport, although it ha not opened to the airport yet. There is definite need to add to the system, and personally I think a M-Street subway connecting Rosslyn, Georgetown, DuPont Circle and Union Station is a must.

I have only photographed 37 of 91 stations,

You may vist the system by line

Red Blue Green
Orange Yellow Silver

Or the list is here in alphabetical order

Station  Routes Connections # of Photos # new
Anacostia     
Arlington Cemetery   10 10
Branch Ave   5 5
Brookland - CUA   4 4
Cleveland Park   1 1
Crystal City 7 7
DuPont Circle      
Farragut West    5 5
Federal Triangle   3 3
Fort Totten    12 10
Gallery Place   12 12
Georgia Ave-Petworth   10 10
Greenbelt 4 4
Huntington   4 4
King St. - Old Town 4 4
L'Enfant Plaza    14  7
Largo Town Center   5 5
McPherson Square    6 6
Metro Center     18 8
Morgan Blvd   6 6
Navy Yard- Ballpark    7 7
New Carrollton  10 1
NoMa - Gallaudet U   6 6
Pentagon City   2 2
Reagan-National Airport    20 8
Rhode Island Ave   4 4
Rockville 6 6
Rosslyn    9 4
Shady Grove   3 3
Silver Spring 10 10
Smithsonian   10 10
Tenleytown      
Union Station  
10 7
Vienna   8 8
Wheaton   6 6
Wiehle-Reston East   5 5
Woodley Park     2
Yards & Equipment     18 14
Total     250 214
 

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