Metro News Release

For immediate release: April 15, 2005

Metro hits a grand slam Thursday as it records its fourth highest weekday ridership day ever

60 percent of people attending game took Metro

Sixty percent of the fans who attended the first Washington Nationals home game took Metro. On Thursday, April 14th, Metrorail reached its fourth highest weekday ridership with 766,184 trips  27,325 of whom went to the game.

Metro saw large crowds exiting Stadium-Armory from 4 p.m. up to game time. The large crowds returned after the game, so Metro managers deployed 17 eight-car trains to immediately get people home efficiently. There were no significant service delays as trains ran smoothly.

Metro Transit Police and rail supervisors handled the crowds by staffing the station’s two entrances and turning off the escalators to ensure the safe flow of riders.

The Top Six Metrorail Weekday Ridership Days Date Ridership Event 1) 06-09-04 850,636 Reagan State Funeral 2) 01-20-93 811,257 Clinton Inaugural #1 3) 10-16-95 804,146 Million Man March 4) 04-14-05 766,184 Nationals Game 5) 06-10-04 763,121 Reagan State Funeral 6) 01-19-05 757,126 Bush Inaugural (#2) Events

In addition to last night, five additional days this month have seen ridership exceed the 700,000 mark. Friday, April 1st, Metrorail carried 721,051 passenger trips; Tuesday, April 5th, Metrorail carried 728,293 passenger trips; Wednesday, April 6th, Metrorail carried 755,559 passenger trips; Thursday, April 7th, Metrorail carried 725,632 passenger trips; and Friday, April 8th, Metrorail carried 724,359 passenger trips.

News release issued on April 15, 2005.