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Rail Transportation(1)
Metrorail Annual Passengers
190 million
Amtrak (DC station only)
3.7 million
Maryland Railway Commuter (MARC)
6.2 million
Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
3.5 million
Air Transportation(2)
Ronald Reagan Washington National
15.9 million
Washington/Dulles International
22.8 million
Baltimore-Washington International
20.3 million
Ground Transportation
Metrobus Annual Passengers
146 million
Number of Taxicab Companies
75
Transportation to Work(3)
Means of Transportation to Work
Travel Time to Work
Metrorail Facts(4)
Number of Rail Cars
904
Miles of Track
106.3
Number of Platforms
86
Maximum Rail Car Speed
59 mph
Average Rail Car Speed
33 mph
Metrobus Facts(4)
Number of Buses
1,460
Weekday Revenue Miles
163,990
Annual Miles Traveled
46 million
Number of Bus Stops
12,490
Number of Bus Routes
348


Notes:
(1) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Amtrak, Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), Virginia Railway Express (VRE)
(2) Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority/BWI (2004)
(3) Census 2000/America's Top Rated Cities
(4) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)
(5) Metrorail April 2004 counts

Busiest Metro Stations(5)
Station
Avg. Weekly Counts
Union Station
385,863
Metro Center
335,760
Dupont Circle
287,271
Farragut North
264,233
Farragut West
259,204
 
 
 
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