Metro's board set the dates yesterday for the opening of three new subway stations in the District and Prince George's County.
The Red Line's New York Avenue Station will open Nov. 20, and the Largo Town Center and Morgan Boulevard stations will open on a three- mile extension of the Blue Line on Dec. 18. Transit officials estimate that the stations will attract more than 10,000 new riders to the rail system each weekday.
And starting Sept. 27, Metrorail service will start 30 minutes earlier on weekdays, at 5 a.m. Metro officials said the change is projected to boost ridership by 1,700 customers a day and will give riders more breathing room during morning commutes.
The new stations represent milestones for the transit agency. …
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