70% of Commuters Ditch Metro ... And WMATA Still Has Trouble Keeping Up [VIDEO]

Glad the shuttle service at National's working so great @wmata @Metrorailinfo @unsuckdcmetro pic.twitter.com/2PFQCO7c0a
— Vernon Miles (@VernonAndOn) July 6, 2016

It appears that Metro riders have taken WMATA's advice to just stop using their rail service altogether during the latest "Surge" in South Arlington, but it doesn't appear to be enough to keep massive lines from forming.

Surge 3 has resulted in the total shutdown of the line segment between Braddock Road and Reagan National Airport on the Yellow and Blue lines, forcing riders to catch a shuttle or bus to a nearby station in order to complete their journey. Metro reported that about 70 percent of the riders most impacted by the surge "adjusted their commute" -- i.e., ditched the rail service and figured out some other way to get to work (or just stayed home).

So surely that should be a relief for Metro, which must now be able to easily handle the traffic when only 30 percent of the usual traffic shows up -- except that's not how it's turning out at all.

People flooded social media this past week to share their frustrations with WMATA, and pictures of massive lines at Arlington and Alexandria stations were the norm, as you can see below:

And THIS is why I'm so happy I never have to ride @wmata Metro anymore @unsuckdcmetro pic.twitter.com/nvJlFEwxt4
— Kyle Livingston (@KyleSLivingston) July 6, 2016

@unsuckdcmetro when one #metro bus shows up for the line down the block at national #SafeTrack pic.twitter.com/v8hENGgHYj
— Vernon Miles (@VernonAndOn) July 6, 2016

The scene @braddock #wmata folks giving directions - need signs & megaphones @MartinDiCaro @AdamTuss @unsuckdcmetro pic.twitter.com/elTod4ZkO9
— Angelyn Pinter (@AngelynPinter) July 6, 2016

@wmata @unsuckdcmetro Extra 11y busses promised during #SafeTrack on yellow line? No extras but absolutely packed. pic.twitter.com/oP43GaXjQt
— Wendy & Alex (@OldTownHome) July 7, 2016

@wmata @metrorailinfo empty metro buses going by at CrystalCity but not to Braddock Rd? With this crowd? Surely not! pic.twitter.com/7e6xyAWJam
— Nirmala Fernandes (@NenaFernz) July 7, 2016

@wmata guess they decided we didn't need any more busses. Line went from 30 to 200+ and no bus in sight pic.twitter.com/uISIYh19CQ
— Matthew Karns (@hiigaran) July 8, 2016

These commuters say their shuttle bus driver got lost, asked directions. Braddock to Nat'l took 25 mins. #wmata pic.twitter.com/My6N86YFLU
— Faiz Siddiqui (@faizsays) July 6, 2016

About 70% of riders most impacted by Surge #3 adjusted their commute. Here's ridership for today's AM rush. #wmata pic.twitter.com/qJBUIis1gD
— Metro (@wmata) July 6, 2016