The CEO of CapMetro is apologizing after rail customers experienced service delays following Saturday night's Austin FC game. Watkins said that CapMetro moved "record numbers of people, over 4000 customers, on the CapMetro Red Line" during the game. Watkins said that this was nearly double the passenger count of previous Austin FC matches. This comes after CapMetro celebrated the grand opening of a new rail line station near Q2 Stadium on Saturday morning. Watkins says that all CapMetro Rail rides will be fare-free for customers taking the Red Line on March 9, the next Austin FC home match and the second day of the 2024 South by Southwest conference.