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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
WMATA · Washington, DC · Full Reporter
- Passenger trips (2025)
- 305 million
- Vehicle revenue miles
- 151 million
- Fare per trip
- $1.52
- 15.2% of operating costs
- Operating cost per trip
- $9.96
Monthly ridership
Passenger trips, all modes, in millions
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| Period | Passenger trips |
|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 25.95 million |
| Dec 2025 | 22.70 million |
| Dec 2024 | 22.12 million |
| Dec 2023 | 18.87 million |
| Dec 2022 | 16.89 million |
| Dec 2021 | 12.10 million |
August 2026: 25.9 million trips (+3.2% vs. a year earlier). Monthly figures include FTA adjustments and estimates.
Service by mode in 2025
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| Mode | Trips | Revenue miles | Fares | Operating cost | Cost per trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Rail (Subway) | 180 million | 95.6 million | $402 million | $1.79 billion | $9.99 |
| Bus | 124 million | 38.4 million | $56.4 million | $1.06 billion | $8.54 |
| Demand Response | 1.04 million | 16.7 million | $3.4 million | $182 million | $175.28 |
Includes service the agency runs directly and service bought from contractors. Demand response is mostly paratransit and dial-a-ride.
Year by year
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| Year | Trips | Revenue miles | Fare revenue | Fare recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 305 million | 151 million | $462 million | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 262 million | 156 million | $356 million | 12.0% |
| 2023 | 231 million | 129 million | $292 million | 11.1% |
| 2022 | 77.4 million | 109 million | $214 million | 9.6% |
Routes and stops
Route and stop counts are not available yet: we could not read the agency's GTFS file.
About this agency
- NTD ID
- 30030
- Organization type
- Independent Public Agency or Authority of Transit Service
- Reporter type
- Full Reporter
- Doing business as
- Washington Metro
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Urbanized area
- Washington--Arlington, DC--VA--MD
- Service area population
- 4,645,915
- Service area
- 1,108 sq mi
- Vehicles in peak service
- 2,608
- Website
- www.wmata.com
Frequently asked questions
- How many people ride Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority?
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority reported 305 million unlinked passenger trips in 2025. Each boarding counts as one trip.
- How much of Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's costs do fares cover?
- In 2025, fares brought in $462 million against $3.04 billion in operating expenses, a fare recovery ratio of 15.2%.
Source: Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database · 2025 annual data, monthly data through August 2026