Washington Metro

Summary

Washington Metro is a rapid transit^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Washington Metro was a member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group^[3].
• Washington Metro is located in Washington, D.C.^[4].
• Washington Metro is located in Maryland^[5].
• Washington Metro is located in Virginia^[6].
• Washington Metro is in the country of United States^[7].
• Washington Metro's image is recorded as WMATA Red Line - 7000-Series (Kawasaki) - Rhode Island Ave - Brentwood - 24698781777.jpg^[8].
• Washington Metro's instance of is recorded as rapid transit^[9].
• Washington Metro's owned by is recorded as WMATA^[10].
• Washington Metro's operator is recorded as WMATA^[11].
• Washington Metro's logo image is recorded as WMATA Logo 2025.svg^[12].
• Washington Metro's Commons category is recorded as Washington Metro^[13].
• Washington Metro's has part is recorded as Orange Line^[14].
• Washington Metro's has part is recorded as Green Line^[15].
• Washington Metro's has part is recorded as Yellow Line^[16].
• Washington Metro's has part is recorded as Red Line^[17].
• Washington Metro's has part is recorded as Blue Line^[18].
• Washington Metro's has part is recorded as Silver Line^[19].
• +1976-03-27T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Washington Metro^[20].
• Washington Metro's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.899055555556, 'lon': -77.028944444444}^[21].
• Washington Metro's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012m85^[22].
• Washington Metro's significant event is recorded as start of construction^[23].
• Washington Metro's official website is recorded as https://www.wmata.com/service/rail/^[24].
• Washington Metro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Washington Metro^[25].
• Washington Metro's Commons gallery is recorded as Washington Metro^[26].
• Washington Metro's web feed URL is recorded as http://wmata.com/rider_tools/metro_service_status/feeds/rail_advisories.xml^[27].

Why It Matters

Washington Metro ranks in the top 4% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]