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Remember: on Monday, Metro rides will become more expensive. Instead of two tiers of prices, there will be three, with a peak-of-the-peak surcharge added to the morning rush hour(s). From WTOP:
Metro will charge Metrorail riders an extra 20 cents on weekdays between 7:30 and 9 a.m.
A 20-cent charge between 4:30 and 6 p.m. was put into place earlier this month.
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