Free Metro Rides Offered On New Year's Eve

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BETHESDA, MD — Free rides will be available on all Metrorail and Metrobus routes beginning midnight on Friday, Jan. 1, with free service until 3 a.m.

Miller Light Beer is partnering with Metro and Premium Distributors to help residents and visitors ring in the New Year safely, according to a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announcement.

Free Rides will be available on all six Metrorail lines and all Metrobus routes from midnight until the Metro system closes at 3 a.m. On the rail system, customers should use their SmarTrip card or a paper fare card to enter and exit the system and will not be charged for the trip.

On Metrobus, riders can simply show their SmarTrip card to board at no charge.

”I am pleased to announce this exciting new partnership with Miller Lite to support safe transportation for our customers on New Year’s Eve,” said Paul J. Wiedefeld, general manager/CEO at Metro. “We hope this promotion will encourage those celebrating across the region to leave the driving to us this holiday.”

For specific route and schedule information, visit wmata.com/bus/timetables.

Free taxi rides are also available. SEE: Sobriety Crackdown Under Way in Maryland