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Last year, WMATA faced catastrophic cuts to service as it faced an unprecedented $750 million budget gap because of record inflation, more people working from home, and exhausting the last of the federal COVID relief funds for transit.
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The agency is also calling for longer weekend hours; targeting service increases on the Red, Silver, and Yellow passenger rail hours and more.
Read More →Plans to acquire at least 256 8000-series cars to allow for the retirement of the 2000- and 3000-series cars at the end of their 40-year service life.
Read More →The feature enables doors to open automatically when the train stops at the platform.
Read More →The system to be upgraded and expanded is designed for early warning detection of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) materials.
Read More →The warning period will conclude in November, and MTPD officers will issue citations to anyone caught not tapping SmarTrip® cards or mobile phones at fare gates, exiting emergency gates in stations, and not tapping fare boxes on Metrobuses.
Read More →The equipment, valued at about $7,000, will be used by the Metro Transit Police Department should they have reason to believe that a suspicious package may pose a radiological threat.
Read More →Action follows Homeland Security's issuance of an orange alert for financial institutions in the Washington, D.C., area.
Read More →Beginning Feb. 21, Red Line customers will see trains departing every eight minutes all day until 9 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday.
Read More →The agency reports that customer-focused improvements implemented last year contributed to the increase in rail ridership.
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