WMATA Red Line

WMATA Red Line-Shady Grove to Glenmont Distance: 33.49 miles Travel Time: 61 minutes WMATA's Red Line was the first of the Washington D.C. MetroRail lines to open and the 4th to be completed in full. It is the longest in terms of mileage and is the busiest in terms of numbers of passengers carried. Section Openings for the Red Line: March 27, 1976: Opens from Rhode Island Avenue to Farragut North (Gallery Place opens at a later date due to the lack of an elevator) December 15, 1977: Gallery Place opens, no route miles added January 17, 1977: Extended to DuPont Circle February 6, 1978: Extended to Silver Spring December 5, 1981: Extended to Van Ness-UDC August 25, 1984: Extended to Grosvenor December 15, 1984: Extended to Shady Grove September 22, 1990: Extended to Wheaton July 25, 1998: Extended to Glenmont, line completed.