Very few people on Metrorail downtown before the swearing-in ceremony today. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Many Metrorail cars before the swearing-in ceremony today were relatively empty. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Much like the crowds at the inaugural ceremony this morning, Metro ridership was significantly smaller today in comparison to the past two inaugurations.

As of 11 a.m. this morning, Metro recorded 193,000 trips, according to WMATA. In the same time frame during President Obama’s 2009 inauguration, the transit system had counted 513,000 rides. By 11 a.m. in 2013, there had been 317,000 trips. Even George W. Bush’s second inauguration was higher by several thousand rides.

While Metrorail service has been running relatively smoothly today, there was an incident on the Green Line in which an unauthorized person was on the track, which caused a temporary service suspension between Anacostia and Naylor Road stations. Service is now back up and running.

There have been no other reports of disruptive activities, according to Metro spokesperson Dan Stessel. Metro is currently monitoring crowds as they make their way from closest open stations near the National Mall, such as L’enfant Plaza, to those closer to the parade route like Metro Center. There have also been no reports of significant crowding at stations.

While today’s turnout for the inauguration ceremony was thin, massive crowds are expecting to flood the city for the Women’s March on Washington tomorrow.

More than 2,000 buses are registered to bring rally-goers for the march tomorrow—about five times the number that had registered to park today.

Recognizing there will be a huge influx of people tomorrow, Metro announced that it would open two hours early and add trains on the Red, Orange, and Yellow lines.

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