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DC Streetcar (at Union Station) District of Columbia: 12,056 Mar 29, 1976: Van Dorn Street — Alexandria, Virginia: 1280 Jun 15, 1991: Van Ness–UDC — District of Columbia: 2872 Dec 5, 1981: Vienna† — Fairfax County, Virginia: 3136 Jun 7, 1986: Virginia Square–GMU — Arlington County, Virginia: 1952 Dec 11, 1979: Waterfront ...
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact; Long title: An Act to grant the consent of Congress for the States of Virginia and Maryland and the District of Columbia to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact to establish an organization empowered to provide transit facilities in the National Capital Region and for other purposes and to enact said amendment ...
www.wmata.com /service /rail / Operation; Began operation: March 27, 1976; 48 years ago () Operator(s) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Character: At-grade, elevated, and underground: Number of vehicles: 1,242 railcars: Train length: 6 or 8 cars: Headway: 5–10 mins peak; 6–15 mins off-peak: Technical; System length ...
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.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority [ edit ] Formed in 1967 as an interstate compact between Maryland , Virginia, and the District of Columbia , the WMATA is a tri-jurisdictional government agency with a board composed of representatives from Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the United States Federal government that ...
Location 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).
Union Station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Red Line.The station is located in the Northeast quadrant of the city under the western end of Washington Union Station, the main train station for Washington.
WMATA provided assurance that such access would be available by June 1, 1977. Yellow Line service began on April 30, 1983, extending service to the Pentagon and National Airport stations. An abstract wall sculpture, The Yellow Line by Constance Fleures, was installed in 1989 on the lower-level platform, [ 5 ] Green Line service began in 1991 ...