The Strasburg effect appears to be extending beyond Nationals Stadium.

Metro says it logged its sixth highest ridership day in its 34-year history on Tuesday, partly due to the high turnout for the debut of Washington Nationals pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg. The transit agency ran 856,578 trips through its faregates on the Metrorail system.

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