The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency that operates transit services in the Washington metropolitan area. WMA
WMATA's headquarters at L'Enfant Plaza
Construction of the Metro at Navy Yard, August 1989
7000-series railcar, the newest in the Metro fleet, pictured at Twinbrook in January 2023
Opening day of the Potomac Yard station, the second infill station built on the Washington Metro
Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)
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Metrobus is a bus service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, serving Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland and Virginia in the Washington metropolitan area. Metrobus oper
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
…transit services in the Washington metropolitan area. WMATA provides a rapid transit service under the Metrorail brand, fixed-route bus service under the Metrobus brand, and paratransit service under the MetroAccess brand. In 2025, the system had a ridership of 307,298,900, or about 889,900 per weekday as of the…
Metrobus at L'Enfant Plaza station in 2026
Washington Rapid Transit Company buses, ca. 1921
Metrobus buses in May 1973
Flxible New Look buses at the Montgomery division, 1990