Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional public transit agency that operates transit services in the Washington metropolitan area. It provides rapid transit service under the Metrorail brand, fixed-route bus service under the Metrobus brand, and paratransit service under the MetroAccess brand. It was created in the late 1960s by the United States Congress as an interstate compact between Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. It is recorded here as the operator named on the Washington Metro Red Line infobox.