If you ride Metro, is your train or bus more crowded lately?
The D.C.-area transit agency says the past two days have been some of the system’s busiest since before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
“Yesterday on Monday was our busiest day in almost five years on Metrorail,” General Manager Randy Clarke told News4. “Today, I’ve seen early reports that we’ve had the highest a.m. rush hour we’ve had on Metrorail since pre-pandemic.
Metro expects to carry over 1 million passengers on trains and buses during the week soon.
Federal workers have been ordered to return to many offices, the weather is warming and big events such as Capitals games are in high demand. That all adds to the ridership resurgence.
Click here to read the rest of the article written by Adam Tuss over at NBC 4 Washington
