MetroHero: WMATA DC Metrorail

MetroHero is the free DC Metrorail app you need AND the one you deserve, designed by commuters, for commuters. Unlike other well-liked apps like Transit and Citymapper, and even local apps like 'DC Metro and Bus' and 'DC Metro Transit', we crunch all of our personal numbers, which means that we offer lots of info you could't find anyplace else.

MetroHero allows you to see the position of each Metrorail prepare in real time, giving you the clearest picture of the present state of the whole DC Metro system. See dynamic estimates of precisely how lengthy it'll take you to reach your vacation spot given present delays, track work, and even single-tracking. Harness the facility of reside crowdsourcing to see and report issues at stations and on individual trains. And you possibly can neglect about empty station boards and countless streams of 'DLY'— if there's a practice ANYWHERE on the tracks, we'll let you know the place it is.

Here are just a few of the ways MetroHero will revolutionize your Metrorail commute:

* COMMUTE TRACKING: Input your morning and evening journeys to and from work to see subsequent practice instances, travel time estimates, elevator/escalator outages, active MetroAlerts and up to date tweets—all in real time and as soon as you begin the app—without having to tap anything.

* LIVE LINE MAPS: Pick a line and watch trains transfer by way of stations in either path in real time.

* LIVE GOOGLE MAP: Watch trains journey through the entire rail system in real time.

* DETAILED STATION INFO: Tap any station to see prolonged arrival occasions for trains in each instructions, plus any elevator/escalator outages, lively MetroAlerts, and recent tweets.

* DETAILED TRAIN INFO: How delayed is that train? How lengthy has it been holding at that station? How fast is it going? Tap on it to search out out.

* CROWDSOURCED REPORTS: Help other MetroHero customers keep away from headaches (or give them a heads-up when things are going right) by tagging stations and trains.

* AUTOMATIC UPDATES: No must swipe to refresh what you see; it's at all times up-to-date.

* OPTIONAL NERD STUFF: View detailed stats about the complete rail system for each line and direction—including headways, schedule adherence, and different neat metrics—in real time or as tendencies over time, all from your phone.

And better of all, all of our curated information is available for free for information wonks and app developers alike! Visit www.dcmetrohero.com/api for more data.

(Still have questions? Check out our FAQ at www.dcmetrohero.com/faq)