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400K Churn Through DC Transit

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(Newser) – Passengers swarmed Washington’s subway and bus system today, with Metro reporting more than 409,000 entries into the system as of 9am, pushing the public transit system to its limits, the Washington Post reports. At one point, service on the Red Line was disrupted when a 68-year-old woman fell to the tracks and had to be treated for arm injuries.

Delays were mounting in the streets as well, as police made last-minute road closure decisions and shifted routes, struggling to keep up with charter bus traffic. More than 500,000 had massed on the Mall by 9am, meaning the crowd was growing faster than anticipated, the fire chief said.

With the Capitol in the background, left, a Washington Metro train makes its way toward Union Station in Washington in this March 25, 2001, file photo.
With the Capitol in the background, left, a Washington Metro train makes its way toward Union Station in Washington in this March 25, 2001, file photo.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Crowds of people stream out of the Capitol South metro station Jan. 19, 2009, in Washington, DC, as preparations continue for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama January 20th.
Crowds of people stream out of the Capitol South metro station Jan. 19, 2009, in Washington, DC, as preparations continue for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama January 20th.   (Getty Images)
Barack Obama talks to his aides on the subway to the Capitol from his senate office October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC.
Barack Obama talks to his aides on the subway to the Capitol from his senate office October 1, 2008 in Washington, DC.   (Getty Images)
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