Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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| Area Served | Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Maryland |
| Founded | February 20, 1967 |
| Fleet Size (Nov 2010) |
1491 (MetroBus)[1] 1118 (MetroRail) 600 (MetroAccess) |
| Number Of Routes | 320 (MetroBus)[1] 5 (MetroRail) |
| Ridership (All modes) |
343.4M (FY 2010) |
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.
Divisions
There are 9 divisions in the Metrobus system[2][3].
| Division | Location | Capacity | Fleet Assigned | Peak Deployed | Notes |
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| Bladensburg | DC | 257 | 300 | 238 | Largest garage and equipped for CNG operations Heavy repair and overhaul facility for system |
| Northern | DC | 175 | 171 | 143 | Planned for replacement[2] Equipped with diesel, hybrid and articulated buses |
| Western | DC | 138 | 132 | 114 | Equipped with diesel and hybrid buses |
| Southern Avenue Annex | MD | 103 | 133 | 115 | Planned for replacement in FY2014[2][4] Equipped only with diesel buses |
| Landover | MD | 210 | 173 | 142 | Equipped with diesel and hybrid buses; no articulated units are assigned here |
| Montgomery | MD | 240 | 198 | 168 | Allocated with diesel, hybrid and articulated buses serving Montgomery and Bowie |
| Four Mile Run | VA | 218 | 220 | 189 | Allocated only with Orion VII CNG bus models |
| West Ox | VA | 100 | 90 | 78 | Newest garage in system replacing Arlington Garage |
| Royal Street | VA | 83 | 65 | 55 | Planned for replacement[2] Allocated with diesel buses only |
| Sheppard Parkway | DC | 250 | N/A | N/A | Replacement for Southeastern Garage[2] Expected to be opened in FY2012 |
| Cinder Bed | VA | 160 | N/A | N/A | Planned for opening in FY2013[4] |
There are nine Metro Rail storage and overhaul facilities totalling more than 1.3 million square feet of workspace[3].
| Facility | Line | Storage[5] | Location | Storage | Service & inspection | Heavy repair | Overhaul | Running repair |
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| Brentwood | Red | 86 | DC | 
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| Branch Avenue | Green | 166 | MD |
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| Greenbelt | Green | 284 | MD |
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| Glenmont | N/A | 132 | MD |
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| New Carrollton | Blue/Orange | 114 | MD |
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| Largo | N/A | 42 | MD |
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| Shady Grove | Red | 168 | MD |
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| Alexandria | Blue/Yellow | 176 | VA |
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| West Falls Church | Orange | 148 | VA |
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Bus
Current roster
Retired roster
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 range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Engine | Transmission | Notes |
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2003-04 | Van Hool | A330 | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.3 | |
| 1130-1143 | 2009 | Van Hool | A300K | ||||
| xxxx | 2010 | Van Hool | A300L | Cummins ISL | Voith D864.5 |
Rail
Current Metrorail (subway) roster
| Fleet number range | Thumbnail | Year | Manufacturer | Model | Propulsion system | Notes |
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| 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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WMATA Vital Signs January 2011, wmata.com, retrieved 15-01-2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 WMATA Bus Fleet Plan 2010, wmata.com, retrieved 30-10-2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WMATA 2011-2020 Capital Needs Inventory, wmata.com, retrieved 30-10-2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 2010 Metrobus Fleet Management Plan Presentation May 13, 2010, wmata.com, retrieved 15-01-2010
- ↑ Rail Fleet Management Plan June 1, 2007, wmata.com, retrieved 6-11-2011