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DC/MD/VA: One year in, Silver Line Phase 2 ridership modest for Fairfax County stations
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.
More than 3.5 million trips later, daily average ridership on the rail extension hovers at 3,600 trips. Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority (MWAA) planners had hoped for 20,000 riders a day when the rail line was being planned in the early 2000s.
But that was well before the pandemic upended how people work and travel, among other societal trends. ...............(more)
https://www.ffxnow.com/2023/11/22/one-year-in-silver-line-phase-2-ridership-modest-for-fairfax-county-stations/#:~:text=One%20year%20ago%20today%2C%20the,now%20seen%203.5%20million%20trips!&text=While%20Dulles%20Airport%20boasts%20more,%2Dto%2Dhigh%20400%2C000s.