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Trains are taking off at the Dulles Airport Metro station one year after the opening of Phase Two of the Silver Line — but ridership at the other five stations of the $3 million project has a long way to catch up. In the backdrop of post-pandemic recovery, ridership for stations beyond the airport is modest, according to Metro data.
Three University of Chicago students completed a speed run, visiting all 98 Metrorail stations in just over 8 hours. Here’s how they did it and the lessons they learned.
Two stops on Metro’s Silver Line have risen above all others since the rail line was extended into Loudoun County last fall. The stations at Dulles International Airport and Ashburn remain the most popular so far, continuing a trend seen in the first month of operations for the extension, according to Metro officials. At a
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