Metro is showing its pride, ready for the huge crowds attending Pride Weekend events

Getting to events around Downtown DC couldn’t be easier with trains arriving every 4-5 minutes at stations in the downtown core area between Rosslyn and Stadium-Armory on the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines; and between L’Enfant Plaza and Mt Vernon Square on the Green and Yellow lines. Red Line trains will run every 8 minutes. Trains across all lines will run on a normal weekend schedule, largely free of any track work. The only exception will be Major Construction between Vienna and Ballston. 

Many trains will operate with eight cars, the longest possible length for maximum capacity. We’ll also have extra trains available to relieve crowding or to fill in the gap should an unexpected operational issues occur. Ridership at some stations is expected to double compared to a normal weekend. 

If you time it just right you may get a ride on our special Metro Pride train, wrapped in the colors of the rainbow flag with a nod to the event theme – peace, love, and Metro – written on it. Starting today, look for the six-car train decorated with pride inside and out to commemorate Pride Month. In the coming days, we’ll have two special rainbow wrapped Metro Pride buses making their debut, too. You can find the special buses and train on our tracker at wmata.com/live by selecting the “special edition” tab. The location of special buses and trains will only appear when the vehicles are in service. 

On Saturday, the Capital Pride Parade will wind its way along a 1.5-mile route through Dupont Circle and Logan Circle, with the busiest stations expected to be Dupont Circle, Farragut North, and Farragut West. The celebration continues Sunday with the Capital Pride Block Party in Dupont Circle and the Pride Festival along Pennsylvania Avenue. Customers may experience large crowds at Dupont Circle, Archives, Federal Triangle, L’Enfant Plaza, Metro Center, and Gallery Place-Chinatown stations. 

Metrobus customers should be aware of road closures due to the Capital Pride Block Party & Parade, June 10 resulting in detours on the 42, 43, 52, 54, D2, D6, G2, N6, L2, and S2 routes; and for the Capital Pride Festival, June 11 with detours to the 32, 36 and P6 routes. 

For locals and out-of-town visitors attending weekend events, Metro provides a convenient, affordable way to travel. Parking is free on weekends at all Metro owned parking lots and garages, and fares are a flat $2 for any one-way trip anywhere in the system no matter how far you travel.