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

(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 ...

Metro’s impact on nearby land values is roughly $30 billion, per a report from ATU Local 689. Taxing the region’s land, rather than improvements to it, could sustainably and fairly support WMATA.

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.

The new changes on the Yellow Line come two weeks after Metro launched a new A29 bus route connecting Alexandria and downtown D.C. On New Year’s Eve, all Metro trains will run on a regular weekday ...

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 ...

Commuters across the DMV will soon be able to catch a “sweet ride” as Metro releases its special holiday-themed vehicles just in time for the holidays. In the coming days, three wrapped buses, one ...

Anyone driving, riding the Metro or taking the bus in Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day can expect changes and plenty of closures. And those changes have changed again, following the announcement ...

Trains may not be getting proper safety inspections before hitting the tracks, according to an audit by Metro’s safety watchdog. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission just released the report.

Metrorail reopened Thursday morning after the subway system was closed all day Wednesday for emergency inspections of 600 power cables -- and after workers repaired at least 26 cables that were ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is no longer being updated. Please see the latest updates on the Metro closure here. Hundreds of thousands of commuters, visitors and residents of Washington, D.C., are ...