WMATA logs highest ridership since 2015 on July Fourth
Evening fare-free rides and a boost in train service helped ridership jump 61% compared to last year's July Fourth holiday.Photo – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority/Facebook
Fare-free rides after 5 p.m. and a boost in train service helped ridership jump 61% compared to last year's holiday, WMATA officials said in a press release.
Smithsonian Station was the busiest station since it's the closest to the National Mall, with 60,000 recorded entries and exits throughout the day.
At Navy Yard-Ballpark Station, 20,000 entries and exits were logged at midday as riders headed to Nationals Park for an MLB baseball game, WMATA officials said.