Silver Line extension opens, adding six stations, Dulles connection after years of delays

Phyllis Randall , chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, said the line would facilitate the development of diverse and equitable communities around the new stations. People helped most by the line, she said, “do not care there’s a ribbon-cutting,” but are those who will see improvements in their daily lives. “This is indeed a great day, but more for them than for us,” Randall said.

Metro leaders expect the extension to draw new transit users as thousands of apartments and condominiums come online around the six stations.For Metro, the opening is a shot of good news after a year filled with challenges, including a train shortage caused by the October 2021 suspension of about 60 percent of Metro’s rail cars. The suspension came after a wheel safety defect was found amid a federal derailment investigation.

A ride along the length of the new segment from the Ashburn station to the existing Wiehle-Reston East station takes 22 minutes. The ride from Metro Center in downtown Washington to Dulles takes 53 minutes. A ride without transfers that spans the length of the Silver Line, from Ashburn to Downtown Largo, takes about 93 minutes.with wait times decreasing as Metro returns more cars to service.

Customers who stopped at the new stations Tuesday were greeted by Metro workers handing out commemorative pennants, a tradition that began when the first station opened in 1976.As the rail line opens, it is the end for multiple bus routes that are being discontinued from Dulles, including the popular 5A Metrobus route, the Silver Line Express bus and the 981 route of the Fairfax Connector.

Finally! I would’ve preferred the silver line to run underground but above ground is better than no service at all. Congrats to metro.

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