Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
（重定向自WMATA）
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![A New Flyer DE42LFA #6567 Local branded bus at the Ballston-MU Metro Station in April 2011.](/Images/godic/202502/21/WMATA_Metrobus_65672955.jpg")
![A Metrorail Breda 3000-Series car on Blue Line route in October 2005.](/Images/godic/202502/21/WMATA_Breda_3000-Series_car_on_D_Route_Bridge2955.jpg")
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), commonly referred to as Metro, is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington Metropolitan Area. WMATA was created by the United States Congress as an interstate compact between the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.