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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

LC control no.n 80126138
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Variant(s)Autoridad de Tránsito del Area Metropolitana de Washington
M-Metro Opens Doors (Authority)
Metro (Authority : Washington, D.C.)
Metro Opens Doors (Authority)
W.M.A.T.A. (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
See alsoPredecessor: National Capital Transportation Agency (U.S.)
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Biography/History noteThe Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority succeeded the National Capital Transportation Agency on February 20, 1967.
Beginning date1967-02-20
LocatedWashington (D.C.)
Field of activityLocal transit
Found inIts Technical report, 1967.
Its Como utilizar el Metrobus ... c1974: map recto (Metro; Autoridad de Tránsito del Area Metropolitana de Washington, Washington, D.C.)
Its Georgia Avenue Extra line, route 79, 2009, c2007: map verso (Metro Opens Doors; M-Metro Opens Doors) map recto (WMATA)
Wikipedia, viewed Apr. 14, 2015 (National Capital Transportation Agency, NCTA, est. 1960, became Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact on February 20, 1967)
   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Metropolitan_Area_Transit_Authority>
Associated languageeng