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Washington Metro rolling stock. The rolling stock of the Washington Metro system consists of 1,242 75-foot (22.86 m) cars that were acquired across seven orders. All cars operate as married pairs (consecutively numbered even-odd), with systems shared across the pair. The 7000-series cars, the system's newest, have an operator's cab in only one ...
3000-series, 6000-series, 7000-series: History; ... Washington Metro system map. ... consisting of 198 rail cars) to run at peak capacity.
Actual map of the Washington Metro. Map of the network is drawn to scale. Since opening in 1976, the Metro network has grown to include six lines, 98 stations, and 129 miles (208 km) of route. [78] The rail network is designed according to a spoke–hub distribution paradigm, with rail lines running between downtown Washington and its nearby ...
A Washington Metro Breda 3000-Series car on Blue Line route in October 2005 WMATA broke ground for its train system in 1969. [ 16 ] The first portion of the Metrorail system opened March 27, 1976, connecting Farragut North to Rhode Island Avenue on the Red Line.
The Blue Line is a rapid transit line of the Washington Metro system, consisting of 28 stations in Fairfax County, Alexandria and Arlington, Virginia; Washington, D.C.; and Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The Blue Line runs from Franconia–Springfield to Downtown Largo. The line shares track with the Orange Line for 13 ...
Metro's iconic rail map, in distribution since Lance Wyman and Bill Cannan (Wyman & Cannan) designed it in 1976, takes – according to some observers – a "pop art" approach to representing its subway network. [58] The Metro rail map uses thick strokes to mark its radial lines.
The Metro station was slated to have a transfer to a stop on the Anacostia Line of the DC Streetcar trolley system. [7] [8] [9] However, in August 2010 construction on the Anacostia Streetcar Line was halted after District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT) officials ordered construction shut down after city officials refused to extend the construction contract or give a new ...
Farragut West. / 38.90139°N 77.03944°W / 38.90139; -77.03944. Farragut West station is a Washington Metro station in Downtown Washington, D.C., United States. The side-platformed station was opened on July 1, 1977, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Providing service for the Blue, Orange and ...