Metro Center Station | railway station, Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Britannica (original) (raw)

railway station, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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  , Metro, with an automatic railway control system and 600-foot- (183-metre-) long underground coffered-vault stations, opened its first subway line in 1976. Other features of modern subway construction include air-conditioned trains with lightweight aluminum cars, smoother and faster rides due to refinements in track construction and…
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