Metro crowding increases with no sign of slowing as satisfaction dips

By Rachel Schilke

Published October 17, 2022 8:00am ET

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Metro crowding increases with no sign of slowing as satisfaction dips — Metro trains are more crowded than usual, and that is not expected to change any time soon. Since Labor Day, trains are 35% more crowded during 8 a.m. and 13% more crowded at 5 p.m. — two peak periods of riders, according to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority data. Most of the crowding is occurring […]

Metro trains are more crowded than usual, and that is not expected to change any time soon.

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