WASHINGTON 鈥� Metro鈥檚 fare increases and service cuts will start June 25, the transit agency announced Friday.
In March, the Metro Board of Directors for most bus trips and off-peak rail trips and a 10-cent increase for rush hour rail trips, to go along with already-approved
The vote also included reducing scheduled rush-hour rail service to every eight minutes at end-of-line stations from the every six minutes trains are scheduled today.
Yellow Line Rush Plus service will be canceled, and a number of bus routes also will be cut.
Metro鈥檚 new budget officially starts July 1, a week after Metro plans to implement the changes.
The new hours for the rail system will be 5 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday.
The last trains will continue to leave stations at the ends of the lines up to 50 minutes before the official closing time, and arrive at end-of-line stations well after the stated closing time. Initial trains in the morning also do not serve all stations immediately when the system opens.
Metro is adding some . The transit agency, including service along parts of the Red, Green, Orange and Yellow lines.
The weekly , providing a discount for regular riders.
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