For immediate release: September 29, 2017
Metro Service Information for Columbus Day
On Columbus Day, Monday, October 9, 2017, Metro service will operate as follows:
- Metrorail: The rail system will open at 5 a.m. and close
at 11:30 p.m. Trains will operate at Saturday service intervals (every 12 minutes during daytime hours). Parking
at Metro-owned lots and garages is free on the holiday. Off-peak fares will be
in effect all day.
- Metrobus: Buses will operate on a Saturday supplemental
schedule; some post-midnight trips on the Saturday schedule will not operate.
Check Timetables and Post-midnight trips not
operating for
details.
- MetroAccess: Paratransit service will operate on a regular
schedule. However, subscription trips will be canceled.
Customers with subscription trips wishing to travel on Monday should call to
make a reservation.
In
addition, Metro's customer information call center will be closed Monday in
observance of the holiday. Automated information is available 24/7 by calling
(202) 637-7000.