First 4.6 miles of Washington Metro subway system opens 40 years ago this hour (Mar 27 1976)


Video: 'Metro: Here and Now'

(Saturday, March 27, 1976, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Washingtonians lined up by the thousands today for free rides on a short inaugural stretch of the Metro, the city’s new subway system. By afternoon, the unexpected throng was overloading the cars and causing delays throughout the system.