FAQ: Metro’s Silver Line extension opens

By Rick Massimo
November 15, 2022 | 11:28 PM

The long-awaited extension of Metro’s Silver Line to Loudoun County, Virginia, opened on Tuesday. How far out does it go? When can you get to Dulles International Airport? And just how long-awaited is this extension? Read on.

New ‘saloon door’ fare gates coming to Metro stations to prevent fare evaders

By Neal Augenstein
March 21, 2023 | 9:42 AM

Metro riders will soon walk through newly-designed fare gates — a deterrent to the growing number of people who ride the rail system without swiping their SmartTrip cards. According to Metro, from Jan. 1 to March 16 of this year, approximately one in eight rail riders vaulted, stepped over or forced open Metrorail fare gates, or "tailgated" a passenger who had just tapped their SmartTrip card on the recently modernized gates.

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