Metro announced that in 2025 total ridership increased to 265.7 million trips, combining both trains and buses.

A Metro watchdog group is reporting a rise in the number of incidents in which Metrorail train doors open either on the wrong side of the train, or in a place where it’s not safe for riders to exit.

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Washington, DC’s subway system, generally called the “Metro.” The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority operates Metrorail, the third largest heavy rail system in the ...

Metrorail is falling short of safety standards in five ways, according to a new audit from the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission. A 2025 audit of emergency management and life safety programs ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On Thanksgiving Day, passengers looking to take the Metro can expect schedules to be different for buses, trains and MetroAccess. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit ...

Metro got the green light to run computer controlled automated trains on the Green and Yellow lines. The transit agency’s main safety watchdog — the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission — said Metro ...

WASHINGTON — With thousands of federal employees facing termination under the Trump administration, speculation is swirling online about the Washington metro’s housing market entering a freefall. A ...

Automated trains have been running on Metro’s Red Line for the past few months. But a safety organization that oversees the D.C. transit agency’s operations is against expanding automation to other ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced on Thursday that automatic train operations (ATO) would begin on the Red Line on Dec. 15. for the first ...

Framed Washington Metro map uses Raspberry Pi Pico W and WMATA departure API to light 144 LEDs live. Laser-cut matboard masks 144 LEDs; data refreshes so you can see every train's position from home.

Washington, D.C.'s iconic cherry blossoms draw massive crowds every year as they bloom — and if you're one of many (many, many, many) people planning on seeing them along the Tidal Basin and the ...