| Gotham City Subway | |
|---|---|
 A Orange Line train passing over Kennedy Way | |
| Overview | |
| Locale | Gotham City, New Jersey and suburbs, United States |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 12 |
| Number of stations | 81 |
| Daily ridership | 1,476,000 (weekdays, Q4 2022) |
| Annual ridership | 538,700,000 (2022) |
| Chief executive | Valorie Reid |
| Headquarters | 23 Burgess Lane, Gotham City |
| Website | www.gothamtransit.com |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | November 17, 1896 |
| Operator(s) | Gotham Transit Authority (GTA) |
| Character | At-grade, elevated, and underground |
| Number of vehicles | 1,318 railcars |
| Train length | 6 or 8 cars |
| Headway | Pre-pandemic: 4–8 mins peak; 12–20 mins off-peak May 2023: 6–12 mins peak; 8–15 mins off-peak |
| Technical | |
| System length | 129 mi (208 km) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄4 in (1,429 mm) |
| Minimum radius of curvature | 225 ft (68.6 m)[1] |
| Electrification | Third rail, 750 V DC |
| Average speed | 33 mph (53 km/h) |
| Top speed | 75 mph (121 km/h) |
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail,[2] is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name.[3] Opened in 1976, the network now includes six lines, 98 stations, and 129 miles (208 km) of route.[4][5]
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- ^ "Questions & Answers About Metro". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
What do I need to know to build near Metro property? Metro reviews designs and monitors construction of projects adjacent to Metrorail and Metrobus property...
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- ^ "Metro launches Silver Line, largest expansion of region's rail system in more than two decades" (Press release). Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. July 25, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.