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Metro to extend service, redesign trains for WorldPride
Wrap a few maybe, but that hardly amounts to redesigning them.
How long before there's a threat to cut their funding for this?
Metro to extend service, redesign trains for WorldPride
From Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 8, there will be some early morning and late night changes to service on Metro trains.
Credit: WMATA
Metro trains, buses and cars "wrapped" for WorldPride.
Author: Ittai Sopher
Published: 6:25 PM EDT May 20, 2025
Updated: 6:25 PM EDT May 20, 2025
WASHINGTON — Extended service hours, new train designs and increased security were what the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said Metro has to offer as WorldPride celebrations continue.
Even though WorldPride already started on May 9, the enthusiasm and celebration are expected to only heat up as the month-long event begins to overlap with Pride Month during its final weekends.
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From Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 8, there will be some early morning and late night changes to service on Metro trains.
Credit: WMATA
Metro trains, buses and cars "wrapped" for WorldPride.
Author: Ittai Sopher
Published: 6:25 PM EDT May 20, 2025
Updated: 6:25 PM EDT May 20, 2025
WASHINGTON — Extended service hours, new train designs and increased security were what the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said Metro has to offer as WorldPride celebrations continue.
Even though WorldPride already started on May 9, the enthusiasm and celebration are expected to only heat up as the month-long event begins to overlap with Pride Month during its final weekends.
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