Metro could lose over $200 million in funding from D.C. if Congress forces the District to cut spending of the city’s own funds. As the Friday deadline for a federal spending deal approaches, Metro is ...

Lunar New Year, Fat Tuesday, and the start of Ramadan. Next month, we’ll celebrate 50 years of Metrorail. This writer was there at the beginning.

Ten weekends of work on Metro starts this Saturday, and that means riding to Reagan National Airport may take longer.

As of February 2025, WMATA said it has seen 46 consecutive months of ridership growth, “driving higher-than-expected revenue.” This prompted the transit authority to boost FY26 passenger revenue ...

Not all Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) users have been filling up their Metro cards -- luckily they don't need to.

"All Aboard the TRUMP TRAIN!" Representative Greg Steube, a Florida Republican, said in a social media post introducing his bill, the Make Autorail Great Again Act, on Thursday. The bill seeks to halt ...

WASHINGTON — A Florida Republican threatened to block $150 million in federal funding to the D.C.-area transportation system Thursday, calling on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to ...

A safety oversight agency on Wednesday ordered WMATA to keep all of its 7000-series railcars off Metro tracks until they meet safety requirements, saying that some cars that returned to service after ...

WASHINGTON — Extended service hours, new train designs and increased security were what the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said Metro has to offer as WorldPride celebrations continue.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) launched a tap-to-pay program Nov. 18 that allows riders to pay Metrobus fares with credit or debit cards instead of SmarTrip cards. The ...