WASHINGTON — Metro has announced Tuesday’s final ridership, which was recorded to be the highest since last year’s Women’s March, in a tweet.
The total number was reported to be 840,145 following yesterday’s Caps victory parade and celebrations.
Yesterday’s final ridership: 840,145. Wow! Highest since last year’s Women’s March. #WMATA #ALLCAPS
— Metro (@wmata) June 13, 2018
Metro recently unveiled its first-ever commemorative SmarTrip card to mark the event of a DC sports championship. The limited-edition SmarTrip card features the Capitals following their Game 5 victory that earned them the Stanley Cup.
Metro also stated in a separate tweet that Caps fans have ordered more than 20,000 of these commemorative SmarTrip cards in less than 24 hours. This is the fastest sales pace that WMATA has seen.
CAPS SMARTRIP: In less than 24 hours, @Capitals fans have ordered more than 20,000 Commemorative SmarTrip Cards–by far, the fastest sales pace we’ve ever seen. Available at https://t.co/OaxEYu4Hfh for a limited time. More info: https://t.co/CtpH0kLzLF #ALLCAPS #StanleyCup #WMATA pic.twitter.com/NCI6VQ4uXX
— Metro (@wmata) June 12, 2018
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