Metro SmarTrip Now Available on iPhone, Apple Watch…Finally
In a year of disappointment, we have some hopeful news for 2020: you can finally use your iPhone and Apple Watch as your SmarTrip card when riding the Metro. WMATA… Read More
Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld
Metro Leaders Discuss How to Support Distancing When Service Increases
Metro will nearly double rail capacity when service increases next month, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said at a board meeting July 23. Metrobus will increase service as well, and Metro’s… Read More
Cubiertas Faciales Serán “Obligatorias” para Viajar en Metro a Partir del Lunes
Desde principios de abril, Metro “recomienda encarecidamente” que los pasajeros usen cubiertas faciales, sin embargo, a partir del lunes será obligatorio. En un esfuerzo por ayudar a frenar la propagación… Read More
Face Coverings Will Be ‘Required’ To Ride Metro Starting on Monday
Since early April Metro ‘strongly recommended’ that riders wear face coverings, however starting on Monday it will be required. In an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19, face… Read More
Metro Operations May Not be Back to Normal Until Spring 2021
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released its multi-phased COVID-19 recovery plan Monday, indicating it may not return to its normal operations until Spring 2021. On Saturday, Paul Wiedefeld, general manager… Read More
Metro Elevates Coronavirus Response to Phase 2 After Maryland Cases Confirmed
The Washington, D.C. Metro elevated its coronavirus response to Phase 2 on Friday, one day after the first three cases were confirmed in Montgomery County, Maryland and Gov. Larry Hogan… Read More