Rider Tools

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    Trip Planner

    Metro's Trip Planner provides instant itineraries for trips on Metrorail, Metrobus, and other local bus and rail systems. Itineraries provide door-to-door fares and travel times, complete with walking directions and transfers. Plan a trip.

  • MetroAlerts

    MetroAlerts is an email and text message subscription service for notifying customers of Metro service disruptions. Notices can be sent to any device capable of receiving email or text messages. Sign up for MetroAlerts.

  • Real Time Arrivals

    Metrorail riders can find out when the next train will arrive by monitoring the passenger information displays (PIDs) in stations. This same information is also available via computer Web browsers and Web-enabled portable devices. Check train status.

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    Mobile Services

    Several of Metro's online services are now available on any Web-enabled portable device. These services include: Metro's Trip Planner, next scheduled departure for Metrobus and Metrorail, next Metrorail train and next Metrobus arrival times, elevator/escalator outages, service alerts, Metrorail system map, and SmarTrip® mobile. Simply navigate to www.wmata.com/mobile on your Web-enabled portable device and follow the instructions.

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Service Disruption RSS Feeds

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Set up RSS feeds for Metrobus and Metrorail service disruptions.

Savings Calculator

See how much you could save riding Metro instead of driving.


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