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  2. List of Washington Metro stations - Wikipedia

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    With an average weekday ridership of 764,300, the Washington Metro is the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States behind the New York City Subway. [1] As of 2023 [update] , the system has 98 active stations on six lines with 129 miles (208 km) of tracks.

  3. Washington Metro - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, [4] is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. [5]

  4. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Wikipedia

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    On January 18, 2022, WMATA announced that Paul Wiedefeld would be retiring from Metro in 6 months and WMATA's board of directors will be conducting a national search for his replacement. [67] On May 10, 2022, WMATA announced that current president and CEO of Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Randy Clarke as its new general manager ...

  5. Metro Center station - Wikipedia

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    Station construction in 1973. Metro Center was one of the original 6 stations to open with the first section of the Red Line on March 27, 1976. The original name of the station was "12th and G", but WMATA planner William Herman argued it should be renamed, given the importance of the station and the fact that several entrances would be on other streets.

  6. Washington metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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    The Washington metropolitan area is one of the most educated and affluent metropolitan areas in the U.S. [7] The metro area anchors the southern end of the densely populated Northeast megalopolis with an estimated total population of 6,304,975 as of 2023 estimates, [8] making it the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the nation, [9] as ...

  7. McPherson Square station - Wikipedia

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    The side-platformed station is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue , Orange , and Silver Lines, the station is located between McPherson Square and Franklin Square , with two entrances on I Street at Vermont Avenue and 14th Street NW .

  8. Union Station (Washington Metro) - Wikipedia

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    Like the other original stations of the Metro, Union Station sports coffered vaults of concrete in its ceiling. [3] One end of the station has a lowered "box" cut out of the ceiling. The station features an island platform with two exits, one mid-platform mezzanine leading to the main hall of Union Station and Massachusetts Avenue and the one ...

  9. Eastern Market station - Wikipedia

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    Eastern Market station is a Washington Metro station in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. The island platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The station currently provides service for the Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines.