Metro News Release
For immediate release: February 10, 2010
Metrorail ridership in February paints a snowy picture
Number of trips taken drops due to weather, service levels
Metrorail ridership so far this month paints a dramatic picture of ridership levels when heavy snowfall hits and service is curtailed. Snow began on Friday, Feb. 5, and began to impact ridership immediately. The numbers of trips taken during the weekend were extremely low, as were Monday’s and Tuesday’s trip count. Ridership on Saturday, Feb. 6 (63,111) was the lowest number of trips taken in the rail system since Christmas 2006 when 56,326 trips were recorded.
Today’s underground-only limited service is also expected to see a drop-off in ridership compared with the previous Wednesday. At noon Metrorail recorded approximately 11,100 trips. Additional ridership updates for today will be available on Thursday, Feb. 11.
February Metrorail ridership
| Date | Metrorail Trips Taken | Service Level |
| Monday, Feb. 1 | 701,138 | Regular service |
| Tuesday, Feb. 2 | 728,047 | Regular service |
| Wednesday, Feb. 3 | 670,643 | Regular service |
| Thursday, Feb. 4 | 753,587 | Regular service |
| Friday, Feb. 5 | 516,257 | Halted above ground service at 11 p.m. |
| Saturday, Feb. 6 | 63,111 | Underground service only; rail system closed at 11 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 7 | 90,139 | Underground service only |
| Monday, Feb. 8 | 124,057 | Underground service only |
| Tuesday, Feb. 9 | 261,522 | Five Blue Line stations closed; rail system closed at 8:45 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 10 | Available on Thursday | Underground service only |
Media contact for this news release: Cathy Asato or Steven Taubenkibel at 202-962-1051.
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News release issued at 1:32 pm, February 10, 2010.