WMATA

public transit authority serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Organization transit_district Q7972051
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WMATA

Summary

WMATA is a transit district[1]. WMATA draws 336 Wikipedia views per month (transit_district category, ranking #10 of 91).[2]

Key Facts

  • WMATA was a member of International Bus Benchmarking Group[3].
  • WMATA is in the country of United States[4].
  • WMATA's image is recorded as Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority HQ (53840390724).jpg[5].
  • WMATA's instance of is recorded as transit district[6].
  • WMATA's instance of is recorded as interstate compact[7].
  • WMATA's item operated is recorded as Washington Metro[8].
  • WMATA's item operated is recorded as Metrobus[9].
  • WMATA's item operated is recorded as Metroway[10].
  • Washington metropolitan area is named after WMATA[11].
  • WMATA's logo image is recorded as WMATA Metro Logo.svg[12].
  • WMATA's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[13].
  • WMATA's chief executive officer is recorded as Randy Clarke[14].
  • WMATA's ISNI is recorded as 0000000122321153[15].
  • WMATA's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158278052[16].
  • WMATA's GND ID is recorded as 272744-4[17].
  • WMATA's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80126138[18].
  • WMATA's child organization or unit is recorded as Metro Transit Police Department[19].
  • WMATA's Commons category is recorded as Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority[20].
  • WMATA's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2709610[21].
  • WMATA's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35592965[22].
  • +1967-02-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of WMATA[23].
  • WMATA's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04c1rb[24].
  • WMATA's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1714697A[25].
  • WMATA's authority is recorded as board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority[26].
  • WMATA's official website is recorded as https://www.wmata.com/[27].

Body

Founding

+1967-02-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of WMATA[23].

Identity

WMATA's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority'}[28]. WMATA's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WMATA'}[29].

Leadership

WMATA's chief executive officer is recorded as Randy Clarke[14].

Operations

WMATA's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[13]. WMATA's child organization or unit is recorded as Metro Transit Police Department[19].

Why It Matters

WMATA draws 336 Wikipedia views per month (transit_district category, ranking #10 of 91).[2] WMATA is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Ballotpedia. Retrieved . web.mcccmd.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . Washington Business Journal. Retrieved . bizjournals.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . axios.com. axios.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wmata.com. Retrieved . wmata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . OpenStreetMap. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . National Library of Australia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . cdn.ballotpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Washington Business Journal. Retrieved . bizjournals.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . National Library of Australia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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