Overview of the Washington DC Metro System

In 2022, the rail system carried about 40.7 million total passengers (33.9 million in 2021). 58 million trips for buses (60.4 million trips for him in FY2021) and 966,471 trips for metro access for paratransit services (1.3 million trips for FY2021).

The rail and bus system serves 4 million passengers.

This route includes trips from Washington, DC to Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George counties) and Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun counties, Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church towns) .

Metrorail has six lines and a total length of 118 miles.

Metrobus has 11,500 bus stops.

Average weekday ridership on Metrorail used to be 626,000. coronavirus pandemicteeth 230,000 As of May 2022.
the system, metro transit police station.

Metro’s operations control center has hotlines for all police and fire departments in the areas served.

Contingency plans are in place for different bus and train crisis scenarios.
Emergency call boxes are located on the station platforms that connect to the operation control center. The box has a button to cut power to the third rail in case of emergency.

Outdoor Metrorail tracks are blocked by fences that alert the central control of disturbances, breaks and tilts.

Timeline

From February 20, 1967 The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is established.
December 9, 1969 – Construction of the Metrorail begins.

1973- Acquired 4 bus systems.

March 27, 1976 – The first part of the Metrorail system is open to the public.

From January 13, 1982 A subway derails during afternoon rush hour near the Federal Triangle on the Orange Line. 3 dead, 25 injured.

From January 13, 2001 The final part of the Metrorail is completed.

2004- Three new metro stations will open, two on the Blue Line and one on the Red Line.

From January 20, 2009 Metro sets a record 1,544,721 rail and bus trips on the day of President Barack Obama’s Inauguration ceremony.
From June 22, 2009 Two subway cars collided on Washington DC’s Red Line during afternoon rush hour. Nine people died and more than 70 were injured.
From July 26, 2014 of silver line Add another 11.7 miles to the Washington, DC subway.
From January 12, 2015 One person died and more than 80 were hospitalized. Place L’Enfant station Smoke fills. The smoke condition was caused by an “electrical arc accident” on the third rail, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The incident prompted the Federal Transportation Administration to begin work on a report identifying Metrorail safety issues.
From June 17, 2015 The FTA released a report, It identifies numerous hazards throughout the Metrorail system. Problems include understaffed control centers, employees using personal cell phones at work, and poor wireless communication networks.

From March 14, 2016 An electrical fire in a metro tunnel caused significant delays on Orange, Silver and Blue lines.

March 16-17, 2016 – whole Metrorail system shut down for safety inspection. Closed from midnight on March 16 Until 5:00 am on March 17.
From May 3, 2016 National Transportation Safety Board Publish report A fatal Metrorail accident in January outlines the safety and infrastructure issues of the Metrorail system.
2016-2017- WMATA conducts a series of 16 “safety surges” during a program called SafeTrack. Every safety spike calls for prompt repairs and maintenance to meet NTSB and FTA safety recommendations for the Metrorail system.
From January 21, 2017 According to WMATA’s tweet, 1,001,616 rail trips are made on Washington Women’s March Day. This sets a record for the number of passengers on a Metrorail Saturday.

From January 29, 2020 WMATA initiates Phase 1 of its four-step Pandemic Influenza Plan (PFP) in response to news of a potential pandemic.

From March 6, 2020 Phase 2 of WMATA’s Covid-19 Response Plan is launched to respond to the outbreak in the region.

From March 13, 2020 WMATA is curtailing rail and bus services. has initiated Phase 3, the highest level of its Covid-19 response plan. Phase 4 is the recovery phase, which is performed when “things are under control”.



Source: www.cnn.com

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