Table 1-9: Characteristics of Rail Transit in Virginia: 2000,,,,,, ,,,,,, Transit agency,Directional route-miles,Miles of track,Number of crossings,Number of stations,Number of ADA accessible stations, Heavy rail,,,,,, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority1,193.5,206.8,0,78,78, ,,,,,, Commuter rail,,,,,, Virginia Railway Express2,177.5,190.0,23,18,18, "1Parts of the system detailed here also serve Washington, DC and Maryland. ",,,,,, "2Parts of the system detailed here also serve Washington, DC.",,,,,, ,,,,,, KEY: ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.,,,,,, ,,,,,, "NOTE: Directional route-miles is the mileage in each direction over which public transportation vehicles travel while in revenue service. Directional route-miles are a measure of the facility or roadway, not the service carried on the facility such as the number of routes or vehicle-miles. Directional route-miles are computed with regard to direction of service, but without regard to the number of traffic lanes or rail tracks existing in the right-of-way. ",,,,,, ,,,,,, "SOURCE: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book, 2001, Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www.apta.com/stats/ as of June 27, 2002. ",,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,