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Metro to raise fares across transit system Sunday

Metro is set to increase fares for the second time in two years to help balance the transit agency's operating budget.

Tags: Metro fare, Metro, Metrobus

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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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Stabbing on Metro bus near GW University

A male passenger was stabbed on a Metro bus on the campus of George Washington University Wednesday afternoon.

Tags: Metro, George Washington University

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District remembers Metro crash victims 3 years later

The District is remembering the victims of Metro's deadliest accident ever and honoring the heroism of first responders on the third anniversary of the Red Line crash.

Tags: Metro, kristi king, colleen kelleher

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Metro improves safety 3 years after deadly crash

Metro watchdog groups say the transit system is safer than it was three years ago when nine people were killed in a crash, but there's room for improvement.

Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Deborah Hersman, Metro, Metro crash, Red Line crash, Matthew Bassett, Tri-State Oversight Committee

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Metro: Don't expect A/C 'perfection' on scorcher days

The transit agency has been making a push to fix and maintain the cooling systems on all rail cars, specifically the 1000 and 5000 series rail cars. Forty percent of condensers and evaporators on the 1000 series cars have been replaced, and 78 percent of condensers and evaporators on the 5000 series have been replaced.

Tags: Metro, heat advisory, Dan Stessel

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Foggy Bottom escalator service restored

Metro commuters using the Foggy Bottom station had a rough start Tuesday.

Tags: Metro, Foggy Bottom

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Riders sound off on first day of Rush+

The new service reduces the wait time for a train at 21 stations during the morning and evening rushes.

Tags: michelle basch, Adam Tuss, Metro, rush plus

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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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Metro thefts rise, parking lot crime declines

Metro says thefts in the Washington-area transit system doubled in the first three months of the year compared to the same period last year.

Tags: Metro, crime, Michael Taborn

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