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COVID-19 Updates for DC & MD

    WMATA Updates

    Metrorail Updates:

    Green/Yellow Lines: Plan for 24/7 Trackwork (Buses Replace Trains) in June & July 2020

    Week 3: June 21-27, 2020

    Work zone #1: Yellow Line Green Line L’Enfant Plaza to Shaw-Howard U
    End Date: June 27
    Stations closed: Mt Vernon Square, Gallery Place (lower level) and Archives

    Customer impact:

    • Free shuttle buses replace trains between L’Enfant Plaza and Shaw-Howard U stations.
      • Shuttle buses will make an intermediate stop at Gallery Place ONLY.
      • No bus service at Archives or Mt Vernon Square, because these stations are already closed as part of Metro’s Covid-19 response.
    • L’Enfant Plaza remains open for Green Line service toward Branch Ave only. No Green Line service toward Greenbelt, and no Yellow Line service. Trains on the lower level (Blue Line and Orange Line) will operate normally.
    • Shaw-Howard U Station remains open for Green Line service toward Greenbelt only. No Yellow Line service.

    Work zone #2: Yellow Line L’Enfant Plaza to Pentagon
    End Date: June 27
    Stations closed: None in this work zone

    Customer impact:

    • Yellow Line trains will operate between Huntington and National Airport ONLY. There will be no Yellow Line service in DC or Maryland. (Use Green Line instead.)
    • Customers traveling between DC and Virginia should use the Blue Line and transfer to the Green Line at L’Enfant Plaza, if necessary.

    Metrobus Updates:

    For important reminders and alerts see the agency twitter page here

    MTA/MDOT Updates

    Local Bus Updates: 

    • Effective April 27, an additional 23 trips (177 in total) on the CityLink Blue, Gold, and Red, and LocalLink 53, 54, 56, 65, 67, 78, 80, 81, 85, and 89 will augment Saturday service schedules to better serve riders. For a complete list of supplemental service trips, click here.
    • Effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. to reduce the spread of COVID-19, all riders using public transit including local bus, light rail, metro subway, commuter bus, MARC Train, and Mobility/paratransit service are REQUIRED to wear face coverings.

    LightRail Updates:

    • On weekdays (Monday – Friday) Light Rail will operate on a Saturday schedule. Weekends will continue to operate on the Saturday schedule.
    • Lightrail schedules can be found HERE
    • Effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. to reduce the spread of COVID-19, all riders using public transit including local bus, light rail, metro subway, commuter bus, MARC Train, and Mobility/paratransit service are REQUIRED to wear face coverings.

    Metro Subway Updates:

    • On weekdays (Monday – Friday) Metro Subway will operate on a Saturday schedule
    • At the request of Johns Hopkins Hospital, the entrance to the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center from Johns Hopkins station is closed until further notice
    • Metro Subway schedules can be found HERE
    • Effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. to reduce the spread of COVID-19, all riders using public transit including local bus, light rail, metro subway, commuter bus, MARC Train, and Mobility/paratransit service are REQUIRED to wear face coverings.

    Commuter Bus Updates: 

    • Commuter Bus is running on a reduced schedule until further notice
    • Effective June 8, the following routes will operate on an “S” schedule: 201, 203, 204, 210, 215, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, 305, 310, 315, 320, 325, 335, 345, 410, 411, 420, 505, 515, 610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 705, 715, 725, 735, 810, 820, 830, 840, 850. Please check your route’s schedule for specific trips that will operate.
    • Service reductions will be implemented on the following routes. Only specified trips listed below will operate:
      • Route 201 will only operate the odd-numbered trips, during both the Weekday and Weekend/Holiday schedule.
      • Route 201 Weekday – 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33
      • Route 201 Weekend – 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29
    • Commuter Bus schedules HERE
    • Effective April 18, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. to reduce the spread of COVID-19, all riders using public transit including local bus, light rail, metro subway, commuter bus, MARC Train, and Mobility/paratransit service are REQUIRED to wear face coverings.

    MARC Train Updates: 

    • effective, Monday June 8, 2020, MARC Train will return to operating on the published R schedules with limited supplemental service for the Penn, Camden, and Brunswick Lines. MARC trains undergo daily disinfecting including high passenger touchpoint areas. Each train has at least one restroom with a sink and soap and water so that passengers can wash their hands.
    • Passengers are reminded that April monthly passes will be honored for travel in June. You do not need to exchange or replace your ticket – conductors will be instructed to honor April passes for the entire month of June. For passengers with a Transit Link Card, the April ticket will be honored in June for travel only on MARC Train, not Washington Metrorail.
    • For more info see the schedules HERE

    For important reminders and alerts see the agency website here

    Amtrak Updates

    • While some services were reduced or suspended, Amtrak has and will continue to operate as an essential service as our nation recovers. In addition to the Acela and Northeast Regional, trains will be restored to service by monitoring demand, working with state partners, and continuing to prioritize customer and employee safety. Visit the Service Updates page for the latest information.
    • To protect customers and employees, all customers in stations and on trains and thruway buses are required to wear a facial covering. Facial coverings can be removed when customers are eating in designated areas, in their private rooms, or seated alone or with a travel companion in their own pair of seats. Small children who are not able to maintain a facial covering are exempt from this requirement. Passengers must supply their own facial covering.

     

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