Metro News Release
For immediate release: December 18, 2015
Metro announces holiday service information
Metrorail system to remain open until 3 a.m. for New Year's
Metrorail will remain open until 3 a.m. on New Year's Eve (early New Year's Day) for the benefit of holiday revelers with free rides on Metro from midnight until system closing courtesy of Miller Lite®.
Below is a summary of Metrorail, Metrobus and MetroAccess service during the holiday season.
Weekend before Christmas - December 18-20
Orange, Silver, Blue, Yellow and Green line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals; Red Line trains will operate every 15 minutes.
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) |
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Friday, December 25 (Christmas Day) |
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Weekend of December 25-27
Metrorail service on all lines will operate on a regular weekend schedule with no scheduled track work.
New Year's Eve & New Year's Day
Thursday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve) |
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Friday, January 1 (New Year's Day) |
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Weekend of January 1-3, 2016
Orange, Silver, Blue, Yellow and Green line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals; Red Line trains will operate every 12-24 minutes.
All six-car trains December 21 through January 3
Between December 21, 2015 and January 3, 2016, most Metrorail trains will operate with six cars due to lighter ridership. (Note: Metro 7000-series trains, which are all 8-cars long, will continue in service during this period.)
News release issued at 12:13 pm, December 18, 2015.