Metro and the airports authority see the line as a significant boost for regional rail and air travel, which have faced pandemic-related problems and staffing shortages.
The black tape covering signs at Dulles International Airport that point to its new Metro station were removed this week as workers complete their final tasks to open the long-awaited Silver Line extension in less than two weeks.A giant banner heralding the train stop was placed in a well-traveled spot that passengers will see as they walk between the Metro station and airport terminals: “No bus, no fuss, single train service between Dulles International Airport and Washington D.C.,” it said.
Clarke said he expects steady passenger growth on Metrorail from residents moving into apartment towers and condominium complexes along the tech corridor, and didn’t voice concern that remote work policies could dampen usage of a rail line constructed with expectations of trains filled with office workers commuting five days a week. Commuters who are part of shifting travel patterns that have emerged since the pandemic will still rely on Metro, Clarke said.
John E. “Jack” Potter, airports authority chief executive, said Dulles expects “strong” usage of “several thousand” passengers a day through the Metro station, which is a five-minute walk to baggage claim via an underground corridor. During the first full day of renewed enforcement, transit police issued five citations for failure to pay fares, officials said.
Police also made two arrests for unlawful entry, at the District’s Gallery Place station and at Pentagon City, according to transit police records. Other details weren’t immediately available Wednesday. Metro is slowly returning its 7000-series rail cars after the rail system’s regulator suspended them following a wheel safety issue discovered in several cars. The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission has allowed Metro to slowly reincorporate more cars that receive inspections every four days.
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