“What Metro customers need to know for Fourth of July, including supplemental service and travel tips”

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From WMATA:

“As individuals throughout the area put together to have a good time the Independence Day vacation, Metro can be getting ready to get individuals to and from July Fourth actions and fireworks. Trains will function common weekday service on all traces, with supplemental service on the Crimson Line and trains positioned all through the system to supply additional capability when wanted.

Downtown the place stations are served by a number of traces, in addition to the Crimson Line, trains will arrive each 6-8 minutes. Off-peak fares will probably be in impact and parking will probably be free in any respect Metro parking amenities and garages.

Prospects touring to the Nationwide Mall are inspired to plan forward and permit extra time post-fireworks because of massive crowds anticipated to converge on stations after the occasion. L’Enfant Plaza and Smithsonian stations usually expertise heavy quantity and buyer ought to contemplate alternate stations to keep away from lengthy traces.

Metrorail closes at midnight which ought to give individuals loads of time in the event that they wish to enable the crowds to clear earlier than leaving. Test the station page for final prepare info which varies by station. Metrobus may present a handy choice as an alternative choice to rail. Use Metro’s journey planner, enter July 4 as your journey date and choose journey by bus to view the choices accessible.

Metro’s cellular pay for Apple iOS and Android present a handy choice with out having to attend at fare merchandising machines. Prospects can switch a SmarTrip card or buy a digital SmarTrip card and add worth instantly. Plus Metro’s real-time live train map will aid you plan your journey and allow you to see when the subsequent prepare is coming.

HOURS & SERVICE:

Monday, July 4

Metrorail

• Metrorail will open at 7 a.m. and shut at midnight.
• Final prepare occasions range by stations. View wmata.com/stations for particular occasions.
• Crimson Line Trains will function each 12 minutes; with extra trains combining to supply service each 6 minutes between Grosvenor and Silver Spring.
• Blue Line Orange Line Silver Line Trains will function each 20 minutes, with service about each 7 minutes at downtown stations served by a number of traces.
• Inexperienced Line Yellow Line Trains will function each quarter-hour, with service each 7-8 minutes at stations served by each traces.
• Metro can even prolong the hours of the Arlington Cemetery Station to 11 p.m., an hour later than the traditional April 1 – October 30 closing time.
• Because of the Platform Improvement Project:
  • New Carrollton, Landover, Cheverly, Minnesota Ave and Deanwood stations are closed.
  • Orange Line trains will function between Vienna and Stadium-Armory solely.
  • Free categorical and native shuttle buses will probably be supplied.
  • Prospects touring to/from Orange Line stations east of Stadium-Armory ought to enable extra journey time.
  • Park & Experience clients are inspired to think about using parking at alternate stations on the Inexperienced, Yellow, Blue or Silver traces to keep away from taking shuttle buses.
  • View here for added journey alternate options.
• On account of massive crowds, bicycles and huge coolers should not permitted after 2:00 p.m.
• Click here for a listing of things prohibited on the Nationwide Mall from the Nationwide Park Service

Metrobus

• Buses will function on a Sunday service degree. Schedule varies by route.
• View timetable for service particulars.
• Strategic buses could also be applied on high-ridership routes to extend capability as wanted.
• Prospects ought to anticipate detours and delays because of highway closures across the Nationwide Mall on July 4. For the newest info, go to wmata.com/service, join MetroAlerts, and observe @metrobusinfo on twitter.

MetroAccess

• Common service.
• Subscription journeys will probably be canceled.
• Prospects wishing to journey on the vacation ought to make a separate reservation online (textual content solely) or by calling 301-562-5360 (TTY 301-588-7535)

TRAVELING TO THE NATIONAL MALL

The closest station to the Mall is Smithsonian, nevertheless this isn’t your most suitable option. Whereas many passengers select to make use of Smithsonian, this station can turn into overcrowded throughout bigger Mall occasions. Metro recommends choosing a vacation spot station on the identical line as your origin to keep away from the necessity to switch. There’s a station close to the Mall on each line. Here’s a listing of steered stations:

• Foggy Bottom Orange Line Silver Line Blue Line
  • On account of this stations proximity to the Lincoln Memorial, it could turn into “entry solely” afterward.
• Metro Center Crimson Line Orange Line Silver Line Blue Line
• Federal Triangle Orange Line Silver Line Blue Line
• Archives Yellow Line Inexperienced Line
• Gallery Place Crimson Line Yellow Line Inexperienced Line
• Judiciary Square Crimson Line
• Union Station Crimson Line
• L’Enfant Plaza Orange Line Silver Line Blue Line Yellow Line Inexperienced Line
• Capitol South Orange Line Silver Line Blue Line
• Federal Center SW Orange Line Silver Line Blue Line
• Arlington Cemetery Blue Line. 
  • Arlington Cemetery Station will stay open till 11 p.m. on July 4, an hour later than its regular April 1 – September 30 closing time.
• Smithsonian Orange Line Silver Line Blue Line
  • The Nationwide Mall facet of Smithsonian Station will turn into “entry solely” after 9 p.m. to accommodate returning crowds.
  • The Independence Avenue entrance of Smithsonian station will probably be accessible for each entry and exit all through all the day.

Join MetroAlerts or observe us on Twitter @metrorailinfo and @metrobusinfo for up-to-the-minute station info.

FARE INFORMATION

• SmarTrip mobile pay is the best choice. Obtain the SmarTrip app for iOS or Android to purchase a One-Day Move for $13 or buy a cellular SmarTrip card with sufficient round-trip worth for you and all of your vacationers.
• Decide your fare, use the Journey Planner and enter July 4 because the journey date. Every passenger will need to have his or her personal SmarTrip card or One-Day Move.
• A One-Day Pass permits limitless journeys on Metrorail and Metrobus all through the day.
• Purchase prematurely. Skip the lengthy traces at merchandising machines by loading sufficient worth to your whole roundtrip, prematurely, in your SmarTrip card.

TRAVEL TIPS

• On account of massive crowds, bicycles and huge coolers is not going to be permitted on Metrorail after 2 p.m.
• Smoking, consuming and ingesting are prohibited.
• Touring with a stroller? Use elevators, not escalators.
• At all times stand again from the platform edge to your security.
• When boarding the prepare, step all the best way into the automotive and transfer to the middle to make room for passengers boarding behind you.

SAFETY AND SECURITY

• Prohibited gadgets at many occasions embrace alcohol, bicycles, explosives/fireworks, glass containers, coolers, animals (besides service animals), weapons, and extra. You should definitely test the occasion web site for an entire listing. If doubtful about whether or not an merchandise will probably be permitted, it’s best to depart it residence.
• See one thing suspicious? Say one thing! Report suspicious exercise or unattended gadgets to Metro Transit Police. Name 202-962-2121 or textual content MyMTPD (696873).

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Metro’s buyer info line and buyer relations name facilities will probably be closed throughout the vacation. Automated info is obtainable 24/7 by calling (202) 637-7000 or on-line at wmata.com.”