A world-class metro and rail system provides convenient transportation options throughout the region, while Amtrak service connects Greater Washington to surrounding areas.

Metro

The region’s popular Metrorail system is the second-most utilized and third largest in the U.S., with 106 miles of track and 86 stations. The combined Metrorail and Metrobus system serves a population of 3.5 million within a 1,500 square-mile area.

Local Commuter Rail

Virginia Rail Express (VRE)

VRE provides commuter rail service from the Northern Virginia suburbs to Alexandria, Crystal City and downtown Washington, DC, along the I-66 and I-95 corridors. VRE currently operates 29 trains from 18 stations and carries, on average, 16,000 passengers daily.

Maryland Commuter Rail (MARC)

MARC offers service on 187 miles of track from 42 stations on the Brunswick Line from as far west as Martinsburg, West Virginia and Frederick, Maryland to Union Station, Washington, DC, as well as from Perryville in northeastern Maryland on the Penn Line to Baltimore and DC, and service on the Camden Line from Baltimore to Washington.

AMTRAK

From Greater Washington’s Union Station and BWI Airport, Amtrak services 150 stations throughout the northeast, southeast and Midwest.