It’s been about two months since the Silver Line began service and, so far, a lot of people are riding it, Metro says.

In a release, Metro says that the Silver Line is “already performing at 60 percent of its projected ridership for the end of the first full year of service.” After the first week of service, Metro estimated that nearly 220,000 trips had been taken to or from one of the five new Silver Line stations. According to their data, 15,000 riders on average are entering one of the five new Silver Line stations on weekdays, making for a “combined 30,000 trips to or from new stations.”

To put that in context, Metro projected to reach 25,000 boardings at the five new stations after a year of service.

The Silver Line added approximately 6,000 new riders—making roughly 12,000 trips—to the system each weekday, Metro says. Meanwhile, they estimate 9,000 former Orange Line riders switched to become Silver Line riders. As for the most popular new station, the Wiehle-Reston East station is still the most popular, with 8,400 boardings, with the Tysons Corner station being the second busiest during weekday, but the busiest on weekends.

“On weekday mornings, nearly 10 percent of riders entering at the five new Silver Line stations are bound for stations in Maryland, and 17 percent of the riders exiting at the five new Virginia stations start their trips in Maryland,” Metro General Manager Richard Sarles said in a statement.

A majority of riders, 57 percent, are headed to the District, with the Farragut West, McPherson Square, Foggy Bottom and Metro Center stations in the top five destinations.

Meanwhile, Blue Line riders are still unhappy with the cut to rush hour service to accommodate the Silver Line.

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