The increases come as the transit agency is putting more rail cars back into service as ridership is setting pandemic-era records.
The improvements on four Metrorail lines are the latest recent service increases Metro has made this year. It comes after Metrorail recorded its highest pandemic-eraBeginning Monday, Red Line trains will operate every six minutes until 9:30 p.m. on weekdays, an improvement of two minutes during off-peak times and a frequency that matches current rush-hour service on the line. From 9:30 p.m. to close, trains will run every 10 minutes.
“Ridership continues to set records on rail and bus, and we’re excited to deliver service improvements that will save our customers time and money at all times, every day of the week,” Metro General Manger Randy Clarke said in a statement. Metrorail will charge customers at the same rate all day based on distance traveled. No changes will be made to pricing after 9:30 p.m., when a flat fare is set at $2 per trip.
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