Though overall service on Metro is increasing and weekend fares are being slashed, some area residents still aren’t getting their bus route after Labor Day.

Ridership still remains low since the beginning of the pandemic.

Metrorail ridership peaked in 2008 with almost 752,000 average weekday rides and has had a nearly 17 percent slide since.

And even less compared to President Obama’s historic 2009 inauguration.

Meanwhile, Red Line ridership was down 30-40 percent as the sixth surge begins.

DDOT speculates it had to do with the terrible weather in May and special events in April.

A week and a half after opening day, ridership numbers have ranged between 1,736 – 3,332.

890,000 total fans rode the Metro to Nats Park in the 2014 season.

Metro experienced a six percent drop in ridership during the first six months of the 2013 fiscal year, according to statistics released by the transit agency.

Metro reported more than 800,000 passengers on Inauguration Day, and some of its stations near the National Mall saw 10 times their usual volume.