by Sand Box John
On this day in 1976 the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority opened the first 4.5 mile segment of the then planed 100 mile metro system. Today that 100 mile system is 106 miles.
Chronology of openings
03 27 1976: Rhode Island Avenue - Farragut North
12 15 1976: Gallery Place
01 17 1977: Farragut North - Dupont Circle
07 01 1977: National Airport - Stadium-Armory
02 06 1978: Rhode Island Avenue - Silver Spring
11 20 1978: Stadium-Armory - New Carrollton
12 01 1979: Rosslyn Station - Ballston
11 22 1980: Stadium/Armory - Addison Road
12 05 1981: Dupont Circle - Van Ness-UDC
04 30 1983: Gallery Place - National Airport
12 17 1983: National Airport - Huntington
08 25 1984: Van Ness-UDC - Grosvenor
12 15 1984: Grosvenor - Shady Grove
06 07 1986: Ballston - Vienna
09 22 1990: Silver Spring - Wheaton
05 11 1991: Gallery Place - U Street
06 15 1991: King Street - Van Dorn Street
12 28 1991: L'Enfant Plaza - Anacostia
12 11 1993: Ft. Totten - Greenbelt
06 28 1997: Van Dorn Street - Franconia-Springfield
07 25 1998: Wheaton - Glenmont
09 18 1999: U Street - Ft. Totten
01 13 2001: Anacostia - Branch Avenue
11 20 2004: New York Avenue
12 18 2004: Addison Road - Largo Town Center
Errors corrected
Chronology of openings
03 27 1976: Rhode Island Avenue - Farragut North
12 15 1976: Gallery Place
01 17 1977: Farragut North - Dupont Circle
07 01 1977: National Airport - Stadium-Armory
02 06 1978: Rhode Island Avenue - Silver Spring
11 20 1978: Stadium-Armory - New Carrollton
12 01 1979: Rosslyn Station - Ballston
11 22 1980: Stadium/Armory - Addison Road
12 05 1981: Dupont Circle - Van Ness-UDC
04 30 1983: Gallery Place - National Airport
12 17 1983: National Airport - Huntington
08 25 1984: Van Ness-UDC - Grosvenor
12 15 1984: Grosvenor - Shady Grove
06 07 1986: Ballston - Vienna
09 22 1990: Silver Spring - Wheaton
05 11 1991: Gallery Place - U Street
06 15 1991: King Street - Van Dorn Street
12 28 1991: L'Enfant Plaza - Anacostia
12 11 1993: Ft. Totten - Greenbelt
06 28 1997: Van Dorn Street - Franconia-Springfield
07 25 1998: Wheaton - Glenmont
09 18 1999: U Street - Ft. Totten
01 13 2001: Anacostia - Branch Avenue
11 20 2004: New York Avenue
12 18 2004: Addison Road - Largo Town Center
Errors corrected
Last edited by Sand Box John on Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:28 am, edited 2 times in total.
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