Rides on the Virginia Rail Express will be free for the month of September.
The VRE Operations Board on Friday announced that fares would be suspended in reaction to the shutdown of Metro鈥檚 Blue and Yellow lines south of Reagan National Airport, which is scheduled to begin Sept. 10 and is expected to last six weeks.
VRE fares will be free systemwide in September, and for travel between the six VRE stations most affected by the Metro shutdown 鈥� Backlick Road on the Manassas Line, Franconia-Springfield on the Fredericksburg Line, and Alexandria, Crystal City, L鈥橢nfant, and Union Station on both lines 鈥� for October.
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鈥淰RE will be a major contributor to mitigation efforts in the region during the first part of the Metrorail shutdown, which is expected to last six weeks,鈥� VRE CEO Rich Dalton said in a statement.
鈥淎 fare-free September is also VRE鈥檚 way of saying thanks to those passengers who have stuck with us through the pandemic,鈥� said VRE Operations Board Chair Margaret Franklin, 鈥渁nd it鈥檚 a wonderful way to celebrate VRE鈥檚 30th anniversary.鈥�
