Weekend service adjustments

September 13, 2016

    Reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of September 16-18 with service adjustments on four of six lines. Trains will operate as follows:

    • Blue and Green line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals
    • Yellow Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Huntington and National Airport only
    • Orange Line trains will operate every 12-24 minutes
    • Red Line trains will operate every 6-20 minutes
    • Silver Line trains will operate every 15 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only

    Red Line 

    Trains every 6-20 minutes | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday

    Single tracking between Silver Spring & Glenmont to allow for communication cable installation.

    Red Line trains will operate:

    • Between Shady Grove & Silver Spring: every 12-15 minutes with additional trains between 9AM and 9PM.
    • Shuttle trains will operate between Silver Spring & Glenmont every 20 minutes. Transfer at Silver Spring to continue trip.

    Orange Line

    Trains every 12-24 minutes | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday

    SafeTrack Surge #9 continuous single tracking between Vienna and West Falls Church through October 26.

    Orange Line trains will operate in two segments:

    • Between Vienna & West Falls Church every 24 minutes via shuttle train on the Vienna side of the platform. Transfer at West Falls Church to continue trip.
    • Between West Falls Church & New Carrollton regular weekend intervals, every 12-15 minutes. All trains will operate using the center track.

    Silver Line

    Trains every 15 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East & Ballston only | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday

    Silver Line trains will operate every 15 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only. Customers traveling to/from other stations should use Orange and/or Blue line trains to complete their trip. At Ballston, transfer between Silver and Orange line trains on the same platform.

    Blue Line

    Regular weekend intervals | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday

    Single tracking between Addison Road and Morgan Boulevard to allow for platform rehabilitation. Blue Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals, every 12-15 minutes. Passengers at Addison Road will board all trains on the Franconia-Springfield platform.

    Yellow Line

    through closing Sunday

    Yellow Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals, every 12-15 minutes between Huntington & National Airport only to allow for bridge inspection, cover board, guard rail and insulator renewal and joint elimination.

    Customers traveling to/from stations north of National Airport should use a Blue Line train and transfer at L’Enfant Plaza to complete their trip.

    Green Line 

    Regular weekend intervals

    Single tracking between Mt. Vernon Sq and U Street to allow for rail, fastener & stud renewal and joint elimination. Green Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals, every 12-15 minutes. Passengers at Mt. Vernon Square and Shaw-Howard will board all trains on the Greenbelt platform.

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