Masses flock to Metro

Published July 9, 2008 4:00am ET



Metro steamrolled through yet another ridership record, carrying 7 million more passengers over the past year than during any other time in the rail system’s 32-year history, transit agency officials said Tuesday.

More than 215 million riders hopped on Metro over the past 12 months ending June 30, a 3.6 percent jump over the year before, which also was a record year, according to the agency’s statistics.

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