July 4, 2010 Ridership

On Sunday, July 4, Metrorail will run from 7 a.m. to midnight, and operate near rush-hour level service from 6 p.m. to midnight. Trains will run on their usual routes on all five rail lines and the Smithsonian Metrorail station will be open after the fireworks, a change from previous years. Due to anticipated crowds, the Smithsonian Metrorail station will be designated as entry-only after the fireworks to get people home. Additionally, free parking will be available for nearly 60,000 automobiles at Metro-owned facilities.

Metrorail riders should purchase either a One-Day Pass, or be sure to have enough fare value on their SmarTrip® cards or farecards to make a round trip so as not to have to stand in line to add fare more than once. Each passenger must have his/her own fare card, SmarTrip® card or One-Day Pass.

Below is a chart that shows Metrorail ridership from 7 to 11 p.m. Ridership figures will be posted each hour between the hours of 7 and 11 p.m. Last year 631,206 people rode the Metrorail system on July 4, 2009. Final figures for this year will be posted on Metro's Web site on July 6.

Ridership Stats