Wikipedia:WikiProject Washington Metro
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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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Parentage
No parent Wikiprojects have so far been defined.
[edit] Descendant WikiProjects
No descendant WikiProjects have so far been defined.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Participants
- SchuminWeb | Talk
- JobE6 Image:Peru flag large.png DC for life.
- AnonUser
- Massysett | Talk I will work on the Richard A. White article.
- User:Boothy443
- Golbez
- Geoking66
- Thepangelinanpost
- Thisisbossi
- StoopidEmu
- Paul Robinson (Rfc1394)
- ThomasMAllen I am working on the Arlington Transit (ART) article, the GEORGE article, the Fairfax Connector article, and the Connect-a-Ride article.
- Sakura Avalon
- StuffOfInterest (talk • contribs) - Keeping an eye on Silver Line articles
- KeepOnTruckin - anything needs doing
- 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.
[edit] List of pages covered by the project
[edit] Metrorail System
- Washington Metro
- Washington Metro rolling stock
- Washington Metro signaling and operation
- List of Washington Metro stations, including all station pages 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)
- Bi-County Transitway
[edit] Historic Washington D.C. Area Transit
[edit] 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)
[edit] Miscellaneous
- 1996 Gaithersburg Metrorail Accident
- Dan Tangherlini
- Fairlee Metro-West
- Metro Transit Police Department
- Richard A. White
- SmarTrip
- Transportation in Washington, D.C.
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
[edit] Structure
[edit] Naming Conventions
- Metro stations: Use [[Station Name (Washington Metro)]], exactly as written on the official Metro system map.
[edit] 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).
[edit] Hierarchy Definition
No classification of this project has been defined.
[edit] Goals
- Standardization and improvement of articles related to the Washington Metro.
- A full history of the Washington Metro and predecessor organizations.
Stubs relating to the Washington Metro can be found in Category:Washington Metro stubs.
[edit] Infoboxes
[edit] Stations
{{WMATA infobox}}
To use the infobox, paste this snippet of text into the top of the article:
{{WMATA infobox |name = NAME |picture = IMAGE |opened = DATE |platform = PLATFORM |RTU = RTU |line info = {{WMATA line|previous=[[PRECEDING (Washington Metro)|PRECEDING]] |line=LINE|next=[[NEXT (Washington Metro)|NEXT]]}} |}}
Washington Metro station Pentagon City |
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Opened | July 1, 1977 | |||||||||||||
Platform style | Side platforms | |||||||||||||
RTU number | C08 | |||||||||||||
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Replace each all-caps field with the correct values, as follows:
- STATION - The station's name, using the station's full name as appears on the official Metrorail system map.
- IMAGE - File name from Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons for photo of station. Do not include "Image:" before the file name.
- OPENED - Station's original opening date. This information can be found here or here. Please use proper Wikipedia date formatting.
- PLATFORM - Center platform/Side platforms
- RTU - Route letter and sequential number from the system's geographic center. Full list of RTU numbers can be found here.
- LINE - The official color of the line, capitalized.
- PRECEDING - Next station south or west, using the station's full name as appears on the official Metrorail system map. Name is entered twice - once for article title, and once for link text.
- NEXT - Next station north or east.
[edit] Templates
- Template:WashingtonMetroLines - Placed near the top of all articles on a specific Metrorail line.
- Template:Washington Metro Lines Detail - Similar to WashingtonMetroLines above, 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.
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