Riding Metro
Metrorail
Hours
Opens: |
5 a.m. weekdays, 7 a.m. weekends |
Closes*: |
midnight Sunday-Thursday, 3 a.m. Friday-Saturday nights |
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*Please note that, for many stations, first trains leave later than system opening times and last trains leave earlier than closing times. When traveling near system opening and closing times, please check the first and last train departure times posted in the stations and indicated on the stations page. Holiday hours vary. See holiday schedule. |
Finding the Metro station
- If you're driving, look for the large Metro signs to direct you to stations.
- Tall brown columns with a large "M" identify the station entrances.
- Color stripes on the column show lines that serve the station.
What's the fare? How do I pay?
- See the fares and passes page for details.
- For the fare and time of a particular trip, select your departure station from the stations page, then select your destination station on the form marked "Get Fare Data."
Waiting for the train
- Signs in the station tell you which train platform to use for your destination.
- Please stand behind the bumpy tiles along the platform's edge.
- Electronic signs in stations and flashing lights along the platform edge signal a train's arrival.
Boarding the train
- Check the destination of the train posted above the side windows.
- Stand clear of the train car doors and let riders get off before you board. Step over the small gap between the platform and the train.
- Listen for the chimes that signal the car doors are closing. If the train is full, step back and wait for the next train. Unlike elevator doors, train doors do not reopen automatically.
Rules
- Click here for a list of Metro rules & manners for riding smart on Metrorail.
Bicycles
- Click here to go to the Bike-'N-Ride on Metro web page.
Metrobus
Hours of service
Schedules vary by route. Most routes run every day. Others operate five or six days a week. Frequency between buses may change between rush hours (5:30 - 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 - 7 p.m.) and all other times.
Where to wait for the bus
