WMATA - Washington DC Metro Signs
by mathusallem
WMATA - Washington DC Metro Signs adds decorative station signs styled after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Metrorail wayfinding, for builders who want a Washington-style subway.
What it does
The signs reproduce the look of Washington Metro station signage, with line colors in red, orange, silver, blue, yellow and green. They are decorative blocks rather than a transit system, so they add visual detail to stations, platforms, tunnels and entrances without changing how the world plays. The author describes the set as a fan-made project inspired by the Metrorail system and not affiliated with WMATA.
Builders working on city maps, roleplay servers, subway projects and transit hubs can use the signs to make an underground network feel more authentic. The mod is licensed under the Apache License 2.0, so the code is not open source in the sense of a public repository of contributions. Installation runs on both the server and every player's client, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge.
Key features
Station signs
Blocks modeled on Washington Metro wayfinding signs, placed on walls, columns and platform edges.
Line-color designs
Signs use the colors of the six Metrorail lines, so a station can be marked by its line.
Modern transit look
The clean, recognizable style suits modern urban builds rather than historic stations.
Roleplay and map builds
Signage supports city builders, map creators and roleplay servers that need transit detail.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x9 of 9 versions with builds
1.20.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.19.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Underground stations
Mark platforms, tunnels and entrances with line-colored signs for a subway station build.
City and transit hub maps
Add wayfinding to a fictional or real-scale metro network in a large urban map.
Who it’s for: Builders, map creators and server owners who want Washington Metro style signage for underground stations, transit hubs and roleplay worlds in Minecraft Java Edition.
How it compares
Rodalies Decorations covers Barcelona's regional rail network and is published for Forge and NeoForge on 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, under All rights reserved. Russian Metro Addon is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, with files for Fabric and Forge across 1.16.5 – 1.20.4. Ultra Metro Decorations targets Forge and NeoForge across 1.15.2 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License, so builders wanting a non-Washington metro style have several choices.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMATA - Washington DC Metro Signs | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-07-24 |
| Rodalies Decorations | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-13 |
| Russian Metro Addon | Fabric and Forge | 1.16.5 – 1.20.4 | Client and server | 2025-07-31 |
| Ultra Metro Decorations | Forge and NeoForge | 1.15.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-20 |
Questions
Does WMATA - Washington DC Metro Signs need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does the mod support?
Is the mod affiliated with WMATA?
In the catalog
WMATA - Washington DC Metro Signs is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Bring the iconic look of the Washington Metro into Minecraft with a detailed collection of WMATA-inspired station signs and transit decorations. This mod adds decorative subway and metro signage inspired by the visual style of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority / WMATA Metrorail system, perfect for…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/wmata-washington-dc-metro-signs
- Owner
- mathusallem
- Published
- 2026-05-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-24
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15