Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Area Served	Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland
Founded	February 20, 1967
Fleet Size (Nov 2010)	1,491 (MetroBus) 1,118 (MetroRail) 600 (MetroAccess)
Number Of Routes	320 (MetroBus) 5 (MetroRail)
Ridership (All modes)	343.4M (FY 2010)
Website:	www.wmata.com

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority or WMATA operates transit service in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, which also includes parts of Maryland and Virginia.

History

WMATA was formed in 1967 to plan, develop, and operate public transportation in the Washington, DC, metro area. It began bus operations in 1973.

Metrobus

Routes

Maps/Schedules

Fares

Current

Divisions

There are 9 divisions in the Metrobus system.

Division	Location	Capacity	Fleet Assigned	Peak Deployed	Notes
Bladensburg (B)	2251 26th St. NE, Washington, DC 20018-1405	257	300	238	Largest garage and equipped for CNG operations Heavy repair and overhaul facility for system
Northern (N)	4615 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20011-4312	175	171	143	Planned for replacement Equipped with diesel, hybrid and articulated buses
Western (W)	5230 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20015	138	132	114	Equipped with diesel and hybrid buses
Southern Avenue Annex (P)	Southern Ave & Marlboro Pike, Capitol Heights, MD	103	133	115	Planned for replacement in FY2014 Equipped only with diesel buses
Landover (L)	4700 Cobb Rd., Hyattsville, MD 20785-2273	210	173	142	Equipped with diesel and hybrid buses; no articulated units are assigned here
Montgomery (M)	5400 Marinelli Rd., Rockville, MD 20852	240	198	168	Allocated with diesel, hybrid and articulated buses serving Montgomery and Bowie
Four Mile Run (F)	3501 S. Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22202	218	220	189	Allocated only with Orion VII CNG bus models
West Ox (A)	Alliance Dr. & West Ox Rd. in Fairfax, VA	100	90	78	Newest garage in system replacing Arlington Garage
Royal Street (R)	600 N. Royal St., Alexandria, VA 22314	83	65	55	Planned for replacement Allocated with diesel buses only
Sheppard Parkway	DC	250	N/A	N/A	Replacement for Southeastern Garage Expected to be opened in FY2012
Cinder Bed	VA	160	N/A	N/A	Planned for opening in FY2013

Metrorail

Lines

Maps/Schedules

Stations

List of stations

Fares

Current

Divisions

There are nine Metro Rail storage and overhaul facilities totaling more than 1.3 million square feet of workspace.

Facility	Line	Storage	Location	Storage	Service & inspection	Heavy repair	Overhaul	Running repair
Brentwood	Red	86	DC
Branch Avenue	Green	166	MD
Greenbelt	Green	284	MD
Glenmont	N/A	132	MD
New Carrollton	Blue/Orange	114	MD
Largo	N/A	42	MD
Shady Grove	Red	168	MD
Alexandria	Blue/Yellow	176	VA
West Falls Church	Orange	148	VA

Current fleet roster

Bus

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Paint scheme(s)	Engine	Transmission	Notes
4201-4412		1997-98	OBI	05.501		Detroit Diesel S50	Allison B400R	Some being retired
3901-3950		1998	OBI	05.505		Detroit Diesel S50	Allison B400R	Being replaced by Orion VII 3G buses summer 2012 Some units will be sold to Montgomery County Ride-On
2100-2231		2000	OBI	05.501		Detroit Diesel S50	Allison B400R
2300-2399		2001	NFI	C40LF		Cummins C Gas Plus	Allison B400R	Rehabbed/Repainted 2009-2010
2400-2459		2002	NFI	C40LF		Cummins C Gas Plus	Allison B400R	Rehabbed/Repainted 2009-2010
2460-2462		2002	NFI	C40LF		Cummins C Gas Plus	Allison B400R	Rehabbed/Repainted in 2010 Originally had John Deere 6081H Engine 2460 was an Altoona test bus from December 5, 2002 to January 15, 2003.
2463		2002	NFI	C40LF		Doosan GK-12	Allison B400R	Rehabbed/Repainted in 2010, Returned to Service November 2011 Originally had John Deere 6081H Engine
2464		2002	NFI	C40LF		John Deere 6081H	Allison B400R	Rehabbed/Repainted in 2010, Returned to Service February 2011 Only C40LF That still has a John Deere 6081H Engine Only C40LF In the Metro Express paint.
5301-5321		2002	Neoplan	AN460		Detroit Diesel S60	Allison B500R	Currently Getting Rehabbed/Repainted
2501-2615		2005	OBI	07.501 CNG		Cummins C Gas Plus	Voith D864.3	Currently getting Rehab & Repainted in the Metro local Scheme
2616-2685, 2701-2730		2006	OBI	07.501 CNG		Cummins C Gas Plus John Deere 6081H	Voith D864.3	#2665 Is the only unit in the blue express scheme. #2674-2685 are in the REX Paint scheme for the Richmond Highway Express limited stop line. #2701-2730 have suburban style seating. Buses are Currently getting Rehab & Repowered to Refurbished Cummins C Gas Plus Engines.
3001-3035		2006	OBI	07.503 CNG		Cummins C Gas Plus	Voith D864.3	Currently getting Rehab & Repainted in the Metro local Scheme
6001-6039		2006	NFI	DE40LF		Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system
6040-6050		2006	NFI	DE40LFR		Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system	#6040 Was involved in a crash with a MARC Train in 2009, But has been repaired and returned to service 2012, in the new Express Scheme.
6101-6217		2006	NFI	D40LFR		Cummins ISM	Voith D864.3	Buses #6212-6217 retrofitted with luggage racks, suburban seats and painted in express livery for "BWI Airport Express" service
2801-2825		2007	NFI	C40LFR		Cummins C Gas Plus	Voith D864.3	Frameless Windows 2801-2814 are painted in the Metro Extra scheme for the 79 Limited Stop route. 2815-2825 Are painted in the Express scheme. 2823 was in the New metro local scheme but then Repainted in the Metro Express scheme for the X9
5401-5422		2008	NABI	60-BRT CNG		Cummins Westport ISL G	Allison B500R
5431-5452		2009	NFI	DE62LFA		Cummins ISL	Allison EP-50
6301-6461		2008-2009	NFI	DE42LFA		Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system
3751-3770		2009	NFI	DE37LFA		Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system
6462-6509		2010	NFI	DE42LFA		Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system
6510-6609		2010-2011	NFI	DE42LFA		Cummins ISL	Allison EP40 hybrid system
7001-7100		2011	NFI	XDE40		Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	First one delivered February 2011 7091-7100 in "Metro Extra" livery.
7101-7152		2011	NFI	XDE40		Cummins ISB6.7	BAE Systems HybriDrive hybrid system
3036-3062		2012	OBI	07.503 BRT		Cummins ISL9	Allison B400R	27 units
3063-3087		2012	OBI	07.503 HEV		Cummins ISB6.7	BAE System HybriDrive hybrid system	25 units
7153-7167		2012	NFI	XDE40		Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Features KIEL Centra Seats.
7168-7250		2012-13	NFI	XDE40		Cummins ISL9	Allison H 40 EP hybrid system	Currently being delivered

DC Circulator

DC Circulator is a downtown circulator bus system in Washington, D.C. operated by First Transit. It is owned by a public-private partnership by DC Department of Transit, WMATA, and DC Surface Transit.

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
1101-1129		2003-04	Van Hool	A330	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.3	Ex-AC Transit 1002-1003, 1092, 1097, 1103-1105, 1107, 1111-1131.
1130-1143		2009	Van Hool	A300K
TBD		2010	Van Hool	A300L	Cummins ISL	Voith D864.5

Rail

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Propulsion system	Notes
1000-1300		1974-78	Rohr	1000-Series	GE AC Traction with GTO Inverters	Rehabilitated 1993-96 by WMATA Brentwood Shop/Breda
2000-2075		1981-83	Breda	2000-Series	Alstom ONIX 2000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters	Rehabilitated 2002-04 by Alstom
3000-3289		1983-88	Breda	3000-Series	Alstom ONIX 2000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters	Rehabilitated 2004-06 by Alstom
4000-4099		1991-94	Breda	4000-Series	Westinghouse 1462 DC motors with chopper controls
5000-5192		2001-04	CAF-AAI	5000-Series	Bombardier Mitrac DR1000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters
6000-6184		2006-08	Alstom	6000-Series	Alstom ONIX 2000 AC Traction with IGBT Inverters
7000-7428		2013-2016	Kawasaki	7000-Series

Retired fleet roaster

Bus

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Paint scheme(s)	Engine	Transmission	Notes
3701-3742		1999-2000	OBI	Orion II 02.501		Cummins B5.9	Allison AT-545
101-112		1977	Flxible	53096-8-1		Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730	Suburban config without rear door.
2641-2655		1968	Flxible	111CD-D5-1		Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Formerly Washington, Virginia and Maryland Coach Company 641-655.
4000-4008		1968	Flxible	111CC-D5-1		Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Ex NYCMTA ?. Bought in ?.
5051-5070		1978	Flxible	35096-6-1		Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
5101-5133		1983	MAN	SG-310
5151-5185		1989	Flxible	Metro "B" (30096-6T)		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
6800-6884		1968	Flxible	111CD-D5-1		Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730	Formerly DC Transit System 6800-6884.
7000-7499		1974	AMG	9640-8
7500-7619		1974	AMG	9635-6
8000-8144		1976	Flxible	53096-8-1		Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730
8201-8312		1977	Flxible	53096-6-1		Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
8313-8327		1977	Flxible	53096-8-1		Detroit Diesel 8V71N	Allison V730
8401-8661		1978	Flxible	53096-6-1		Detroit Diesel 6V71N	Allison V730
9001-9115		1979	GMC	RTS		Detroit Diesel DDEC 6V92TA	Allison Allison V-730
8700-8774, 8800-8874		1986	Flxible	Metro "A" (40102-6T)		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
8775-8799, 8875-8970		1987	Flxible	Metro "A" (40102-6T)		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
9201-9239		1988	Flxible	Metro "B" (40102-6T)		Detroit Diesel 6V92TA	Allison V731
9421-9463		1990	Flxible	Metro "B" (40096-6C)		Cummins L10	Voith D863.3
9601-9660		1992	BIA	Orion V 05.501		Detroit Diesel S50 EGR	Voith D863.3	Originally had Detroit Diesel 6V92TA & Allison HT-748 ATEC
9701-9785		1993-94	Flxible	Metro "D" 40102-6C		Cummins L10	Voith D863.3	Retired in 2009
9801-9819		1993-94	Flxible	Metro "D" 40102-6C		Cummins M11E	Voith D863.3	Retired in 2009
9820-9835		1994	Flxible	40102-4D Metro "D"		Detroit Diesel S50	Voith D863.3
9301-9413		1990	Flxible	40102-6C Metro "B"		Cummins L10	Voith D863.3
9481-9498		1990	Flxible	35102-6C Metro "B"		Cummins L10	Voith D863.3
4000-4104		1995	Flxible	40102-4D Metro "E"		Detroit Diesel S50	Allison VR731RH
5201-5245		1995	American Ikarus	436.06		Cummins M11E	Voith D863.4	Retired May 2011 Originally had ZF Ecomat 5HP-600 Transmission.
2000-2099		2000	OBI	06.501		Detroit Diesel S50	Allison B400R	Retired suddenly April 2012 after a series of fire's.

References

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Fleet
Current Fleet	4201-4412 3901-3950 2100-2231 2000-2099 2300-2399 2400-2459 2460-2464 5301-5321 2501-2615 2616-2685, 2701-2730 3001-3035 6001-6039 6040-6050 6101-6217 2801-2825 5401-5422 5431-5452 6301-6461 3751-3770 6462-6509 6510-6609 7001-7100 7101-7152 3036-3062 3063-3087 7153-7167 7168-7250
DC Circulator	1101-1129 1130-1143
Rail	1000-1300 2000-2075 3000-3289 4000-4099 5000-5192 6000-6184 7000-7428
Routes
Bus	1-9 - 1A 1B 1C 1E 1F 1Z 2A 2B 2C 2G 2T 3A 3B 3E 3T 3Y 4A 4B 4E 4H 5A 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F 7H 7P 7W 7X 7Y 8S 8W 8X 8Z 9A 9E 9S - 10-19 - 10A 10B 10E 11Y 13A 13B 13F 13G 15K 15L 15M 16A 16B 16D 16E 16F 16G 16H 16J 16K 16L 16P 16W 16Y 17A 17B 17F 17G 17H 17K 17L 17M 18E 18F 18G 18H 18J 18P 18R 18S - 20-29 - 21A 21D 22A 23A 23C 24T 25A 25B 25C 25D 28A 28F 28G 28T 28X 29C 29E 29G 29H 29K 29N 29X - 30-39 - 31 32 34 36 37 38B 39 - 40-49 - 42 43 - 50-59 - 52 53 54 - 60-69 - 60 62 63 64 - 70-79 - 70 71 79 - 80-89 - 80 81 82 83 84 86 87 88 89 89M - 90-99 - 90 92 93 94 96 97 - A - A2 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A11 A12 A31 A32 A33 A42 A46 A48 - B - B2 B8 B9 B21 B22 B24 B25 B27 B31 B29 B30 B51 - C - C2 C4 C8 C11 C12 C13 C14 C21 C22 C26 C28 C29 C40 - D - D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D8 D12 D13 D14 D31 D32 D33 D34 D51 - E - E2 E3 E4 E6 E32 - F - F1 F2 F4 F6 F8 F12 F13 F14 - G - G2 G8 - H - H1 H2 H3 H4 H6 H8 H9 H11 H12 H13 - J - J1 J2 J3 J4 J5 J7 J9 J11 J12 J13 - K - K1 K2 K6 K11 K12 K13 - L - L1 L2 L4 L8 - M - M2 M4 M6 M8 M9 M31 - N - N2 N3 N4 N6 N8 NH1 - P - P1 P2 P6 P12 P17 P18 P19 - Q - Q1 Q2 Q4 Q5 Q6 - R - R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R11 R12 REX - S - S1 S2 S4 S9 S35 S41 S80 S91 - T - T2 T16 T17 T18 - U - U2 U4 U5 U6 U8 - V - V5 V7 V8 V9 V12 V14 V15 - W - W2 W3 W4 W6 W8 W13 W14 W15 W19 W45 W47 - X - X1 X2 X3 X8 - Y - Y5 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y31 - Z - Z2 Z6 Z8 Z9 Z11 Z13 Z29
Metro Rail	Red Line - Orange Line - Blue Line - Green Line - Yellow Line