The opening dates of the rest of the lines were: the Orange Line in November 20th, 1978 the Yellow Line in April 30th, 1983 the Green Line on December 28th, 1991 and the Silver Line in July 26th, 2014. The next line to be built was the Blue Line, in July 1st, 1977. The map designer for the stations also did work on the New York City Subway. The system was called metro because the map designer of the stations suggested it. The metro inaugurated on March 27, 1976, with the opening of the Red Line. Washington Metro's construction was approved in 1968, and its construction began in 1969. was planned since the 60s, but some politicians opposed to its construction since they argued that traffic was low, so there was no need for a metro.
It is owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA,) which also owns a system of buses called Metrobus.Ī train system for Washington D.C. is called Washington Metro, or also called Metrorail. There are over 2300 kilometers of streets in the city. The city has three airports: Washington Dulles International Airport, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
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