Women’s march brings higher Metro ridership than inauguration

Washington’s Metro says it’s seeing higher ridership for Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington than it saw a day before for President Trump’s inauguration.

As of 11 a.m. on Saturday, about 275,000 trips had been taken on the mass transit system, compared to about 193,000 the day before, the agency tweeted.

Metro Ridership as of 11am: 275k. For comparison, that’s more than 8x a normal Sat & even busier than most weekdays. #wmata #womensmarch

— Metro (@wmata) January 21, 2017

Metro Ridership: As of 11am, 193k trips taken so far today. (11am 1/20/13 = 317k, 11am 1/20/09 = 513k, 11am 1/20/05 = 197k) #wmata

— Metro (@wmata) January 20, 2017

Trump’s inauguration drew a smaller crowd to the Metro than the past three presidential swearing-in ceremonies. In 2013, former President Barack Obama’s second inaugural event registered 317,000 trips by 11 a.m.

Obama’s first inauguration in 2009 drew even more — about 513,000. And in 2005, during former President George W. Bush’s second inauguration, WMATA counted about 197,000 trips.

{mosads}The women’s march in D.C. is one of a number of similar demonstrations taking place in 50 states and more than 60 countries on Saturday.

Many protesters are gathered to oppose Trump, who has frequently drawn criticism for making disparaging remarks about women.