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Fares increase on Metro starting Sunday

It will cost between $1.70 and $3.50 to ride Metro in the off-peak hours and $2.10 to $5.75 during the peak hours.

Tags: Metro, wmata

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Metro launches largest service change in its history

Rush+ runs between 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Tags: Dan Stessell, Richard Sarles, wmata, Metro

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Former Metro workers sentenced in Va. for thefts

Tags: Metro, wmata, Horace McDade, John Haile

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Metro: Mechanic hit by train due to loss of 'situational awareness'

Metro says a recent accident that left a mechanic fighting for his life was caused by a "temporary loss of situational awareness."

Tags: wmata, Metro, mechanic, accident

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Extra Metro service starts this month

This month, Metro launches a new rush-hour service known as "Rush Plus" on some lines.

Tags: sprawl and crawl, Metro, Adam Tuss, rush plus, wmata

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Longest Metro escalator often stops working

The longest escalators in the Western Hemisphere are frequently out of service. At 230 feet each, the three escalators in the Wheaton Metro station stand still 33 percent of the time.

Tags: Metro, wheaton, Bethesda, wmata, Examiner

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Metrobus crash on Capitol Hill leaves 17 injured

At least 17 people were taken to hospital following the serious accident involving a bus and at least one other car on 8th Street Southeast at Pennsylvania Avenue at roughly 9:30 a.m.

Tags: D.C. Fire and EMS, wmata

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Nats fans expected to pack Metro trains

Metro will run eight-car trains to handle the crowds expected for opening day.

Tags: Adam Tuss, Nationals, Metro, wmata

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Metro says fare hike could be smaller than expected

Metro has announced a new budget forecast for next year that could lead to a smaller fare hike than originally expected.

Tags: Metro, Metro fare, fare hike, wmata

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Metro crime stats again available online

The report had disappeared from Metro's website last year because of internal challenges in gathering and posting the information, according to Metro spokesperson Dan Stessel.

Tags: wmata, Metro crime

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