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A Rohr train arrives at the West Falls Church-VT/UVA station.
A Rohr train arrives at the West Falls Church-VT/UVA station.

WikiProject Washington Metro is a project to better organize information in articles related to the Washington Metro. This page contains the suggestions and opinions of interested contributors; it is hoped that this project will help to focus and coordinate the efforts of all.

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[edit] Scope

This WikiProject aims primarily to coordinate, organize and develop all Wikipedia activities concerning the Washington Metro. Specifically, it deals with everything under the banner of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, from the beginning of service to the present day. This includes the Metrorail system, all Metro stations, Metrobus, fare media, historic service, etc.

[edit] Parentage

[edit] Descendant WikiProjects

No descendant WikiProjects have so far been defined.

[edit] Similar WikiProjects

Other WikiProjects covering individual cities and covering subway systems can be a good source of mutual inspiration:

See WikiProject New York City Subway for another subway-related Wikiproject, which was in part the inspiration for this Wikiproject.

[edit] Participants

[edit] List of pages covered by the project

[edit] Metrorail System

[edit] Historic Washington D.C. Area Transit

[edit] Washington area bus systems

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Structure

[edit] Naming Conventions

  • Metro stations: Use [[Station Name (Washington Metro)]], as written on the official Metro system map. Please use endashes (–) instead of hyphens (-) in the titles and articles, and make sure that all abbreviations are spelled out in full, for consistency reasons. For example, use "Mount Vernon Square" instead of "Mt Vernon Sq." Acronymns such as "SW," "SEU," and "VT" should remain as acronyms.

[edit] Ordering Conventions

  • Metro stations: Stations are listed from west to east (left to right on the system map) or from south to north (bottom to top on the system map).

[edit] Hierarchy Definition

No classification of this project has been defined.

[edit] Goals

  1. Standardization and improvement of articles related to the Washington Metro.
  2. A full history of the Washington Metro and predecessor organizations.

Stubs relating to the Washington Metro can be found in Category:Washington Metro stubs.

[edit] Infoboxes

Arlington Cemetery
Station statistics
Address 1000 North Memorial Drive
Arlington, VA 22211
Lines Blue Line
Platforms Side platforms
Tracks two
Other information
Opened July 1, 1977
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Code C06
Owned by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Services
Preceding station   Metrorail   Following station
Blue Line

[edit] Stations

Washington Metro station article pages use the {{Infobox Station}} box, along with {{s-rail}} succession boxes placed within the template. The infobox for Arlington Cemetery station is shown at right as an example.

[edit] Templates

[edit] Pages needing attention

[edit] Railroads

[edit] URGENT: expert attention needed (manually updated)