Metro is beefing up its service Saturday and President’s day on Monday to handle the crowd of marchers heading to protests in downtown Los Angeles, the agency said Thursday.
The Immigrants Make America Great march is on Saturday followed by the Not My President’s Day Rally on Monday.
Public transit lines were overwhelmed last month when an estimated 750,000 poured into downtown for the Women’s March to protest the election of President Donald Trump.
“We had enhanced service for that march but the turnout was much greater than expected,” said Metro spokeswoman Anna Poem-Ann Chen.
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About 50,000 people are expected for the Saturday march, but it could swell to 80,000, she said.
A big storm is expected to hit Friday, and if it does not clear out by Saturday it could impact turnout, she said.
The agency does not have a crowd estimate yet for the Monday event.
On Saturday, Red Line trains will be running every six minutes and the Purple, Blue, Expo and Gold Lines will be running every nine minutes. Metro said. There will also be extra Orange Line and Silver Line bus service.
On Monday, additional train cars will be added to each Metro line and security will be increased, Chen said.
TAP cards loaded with the appropriate fare are required to ride the rail lines. There were long lines at the fare card vending machines during the Women’s March.
Metro officials suggest people get the cards before the events if they plan to take the rail service.
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