Metro Holiday Hours 2016: Here's When You Can Ride on Christmas and New Year's

Metro has released its hours for the Christmas weekend and for New Year's, and you won't see much disruption to regular service for either holiday.

Metrorail will run on a regular Saturday schedule from 7 a.m. until midnight on Christmas Eve, as will Metrobus. The rail system will also run on a regular 7 a.m. until midnight Sunday schedule on Christmas Day, and Metrobus will also stick to its normal schedule, according to a WMATA statement.

The difference will come on Monday, Dec. 26, which is the official federal holiday for Christmas. Both Metrorail and Metrobus will run on Sunday schedules on that day.

MetroAccess subscription trips on all three days are cancelled. Off-peak fares will be in effect, and parking will be free at all Metro-operated facilities, WMATA says.

Be aware that Red Line trains will single-track between Van Ness-UDC and Dupont Circle from 8 p.m. until closing on Dec. 24.

The Metrorail system will be open late on New Year's Eve, running until 3 a.m. The system will reopen at 7 a.m. on New Year's Day and run on a regular Sunday schedule, as will Metrobus. As with Christmas, Metrorail and Metrobus will run on a Sunday schedule on Monday, Jan. 2, which is New Year's Day Observed.

Off-peak fares will be in effect and parking will be free at Metro facilities. There will be scheduled track work from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. and from 8 p.m. until closing on Monday, Jan. 2 for the Red, Orange, Silver and Blue lines.

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