Wikipedia:WikiProject Washington Metro

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.

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.

Parentage

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Rapid transit

Descendant WikiProjects

No descendant WikiProjects have so far been defined.

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.

Participants

• AEMoreira042281 - roster added to the Metrobus article, as well as a clearer picture and pictures to the GEORGE and PRTC article. Other rosters to be added soon.
• AnonUser
• User:Boothy443
• User:Jspace727 Metro rail!!
• c16sh - want to add bus and other connections to station pages
• Daysleeper47
• Defender 911
• Dream out loud – Planning on editing each Metro line article to include {{Infobox rail line}} as well as a custom line map template (see Red Line for starters).
• Epicgenius
• Golbez
• Geoking66
• JobE6 DC for life.
• J4lambert (Talk) - Keeping an eye on Green Line articles
• KeepOnTruckin - anything needs doing
• Kew Gardens 613
• Massysett | Talk I will work on the Richard A. White article.
• Thepangelinanpost
• Thisisbossi
• Racepacket - trying to bring each article up to GA standards
• Paul Robinson (Rfc1394)
• ThomasMAllen I am working on the new Metro stations on the Dulles Rail plan.
• Sakura Avalon
• SchuminWeb | Talk
• Squiggyfm - I take the Orange line from Vienna to Federal Center SW everyday. Any touch ups that are needed, I'm glad to be of service.
• StoopidEmu
• StuffOfInterest (talk · contribs) - Keeping an eye on Silver Line articles
• Subwayguy
• --Jimbo Herndan 04:05, 29 July 2007 (UTC) - Even though I do not live in DC, I go there often and love the metro.
• WMSR
• Woogers
• zr2d2

List of pages covered by the project

Metrorail system

• Washington Metro
• Washington Metro rolling stock
• Washington Metro signaling and operation
• List of Washington Metro stations, including all station pages linked therein
• Incidents on the Washington Metro, including all articles linked therein
• Red Line (Washington Metro)
• Green Line (Washington Metro)
• Orange Line (Washington Metro)
• Blue Line (Washington Metro)
• Yellow Line (Washington Metro)
• Silver Line (Washington Metro)
• Purple Line (not technically Metro, but still relevant)

Historic Washington D.C. area transit

• Washington streetcars

Washington area bus systems

• Metrobus
• ART (Arlington, Virginia)
• CUE (Fairfax, Virginia)
• DASH (Alexandria, Virginia)
• Fairfax Connector (Fairfax County, Virginia)
• GEORGE (Falls Church, Virginia)
• PRTC (Prince William County, Virginia)
• Ride On (Montgomery County, Maryland)
• The Bus (Prince George's County, Maryland)

Miscellaneous

• Dan Tangherlini
• Metro Transit Police Department
• Richard A. White
• SmarTrip
• Transportation in Washington, D.C.
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Washington Metro articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
GA	1	6	1			2	10
B			1	4		1	6
C	1		4	12		4	21
Start		2	7	94		13	116
Stub				6			6
List			1	1		1	3
Category					24		24
Disambig					1		1
Project					2		2
Redirect				1	4		5
Template					6		6
Other					3		3
Assessed	2	8	14	118	40	21	203
Total	2	8	14	118	40	21	203
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 886			Ω = 4.82

Structure

Naming conventions

• Metro stations: Use [[Station Name station]] (or [[Station Name station (Washington Metro)]], depending on whether the name of the station already exists in another location), as written on the official Metro system map. Consult Module:Adjacent stations/Washington Metro for current article titles. 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." Acronyms such as "SW," "SEU," and "VT" should remain as acronyms.

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).

Hierarchy definition

No classification of this project has been defined.

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.

Infoboxes

Arlington Cemetery
rapid transit station
General information
Location	1000 North Memorial Drive Arlington, VA 22211
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	Side platforms
Tracks	two
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	C06
History
Opened	July 1, 1977
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Pentagon toward Franconia–Springfield Blue Line Rosslyn toward Downtown Largo

Stations

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

Templates

• Template:Washington Metro - Placed near the bottom of all articles on a specific Metrorail line.
• Template:Washington Metro Lines Detail - Similar to parts of Washington Metro, but more detailed. Used in the Washington Metro article.
• Template:DC area bus - Placed at the bottom of all DC area bus system articles. Contains links to DC area bus systems.
• Template:Washington Metro stations navbox - Placed at the bottom of all Washington Metro station articles.

Pages needing attention

Wikipedia:Pages needing attention listings are no longer being updated. For by-topic listings of articles that need attention, see:

• Category:Articles needing attention
• WikiProject Cleanup Listings

To flag an article for attention, add a cleanup template to the article or talk page. See Wikipedia:Template index/Cleanup for a listing. All previously listed articles have been either fixed or tagged.