Metro News Release
For immediate release: December 15, 2011
Metro holiday service information
Metro will operate extra afternoon trains on Friday, Dec. 23, and Friday, Dec. 30, for the benefit of customers leaving work early for the Christmas and New Year's holiday weekends.
Metrorail and Metrobus service will operate on regular weekend schedules on Saturday, Dec. 24; Sunday, Dec. 25; Saturday, Dec. 31; and Sunday, Jan. 1. (Metrorail will remain open until 3 a.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.)
On the observed holidays -- Monday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Jan. 2 -- Metrorail will operate between 7 a.m. and midnight, and Metrobus service will operate on a Sunday schedule. No track work is scheduled on either weekend.
| Friday, December 23 | Normal service with extra afternoon trains for early getaway |
| Saturday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) | Normal service (Metrorail 7 a.m. until 3 a.m.) |
| Sunday, December 25 (Christmas Day) | Normal service (Metrorail 7 a.m. until midnight) |
| Monday, December 26 (Christmas Observed) | Holiday service (Metrorail 7 a.m. until midnight) Buses on Sunday schedule. |
| Friday, December 30 | Normal service with extra afternoon trains for early getaway |
| Saturday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve) | Normal hours (Metrorail 7 a.m. until 3 a.m.) |
| Sunday, January 1 (New Year’s Day) | Normal hours (Metrorail 7 a.m. until midnight) |
| Monday, January 2 (New Year’s Observed) | Holiday service (Metrorail 7 a.m. until midnight) Buses on Sunday schedule. |
News release issued at 3:20 pm, December 15, 2011.