2001
Original 103-Mile System Is Completed January 13: The opening of the 6.5-mile segment to Branch Av on the Green Line […]
Timeline Stories
Timeline Post Type Description
1991
Green Line Opens The Green Line begins service with three stations — U St-Cardozo, Shaw-Howard U, and Mt Vernon Sq-UDC.
1983
Yellow Line Opens The Yellow Line begins operating from Gallery Pl-Chinatown to National Airport, crossing the Potomac on our Charles
1979
Orange Line Begins Service to Ballston The Orange Line extends to Ballston with four new stations: Court House, Clarendon, Virginia
1977
Blue Line Opens The Blue Line opens from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Stadium-Armory — 18 stations and 12
1976
Red Line Opens Six years, three months, and twenty-three days after groundbreaking, Metro celebrates our opening day. Five stations open