Metro service changes

May 3, 2017

    Weekend schedule adjustments May 5-7 

    Metro will perform maintenance work over the weekend to keep trains operating safely and reliably.

    Highlights

    • Red Line trains will operate regular weekend intervals.
    • Orange and Blue line trains will operate every 20 minutes.
    • Silver Line trains will operate every 20 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only.
    • Yellow Line trains operate regular weekend intervals between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square only.
    • Free shuttle buses replace Green Line trains between Greenbelt & College Park due to SafeTrack Surge #14.

    Red Line
    Regular weekend intervals

    • Note: Trains will single track between Silver Spring and Forest Glen to allow for preventive maintenance. (This is not expected to cause delays.)

    Orange Line
    Trains every 20 minutes | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday

    • Trains will single track between Federal Triangle & Foggy Bottom to allow for communication cable installation along the tunnel walls for cell phone coverage.

    Silver Line
    Trains every 20 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday

    • Silver Line trains will operate every 20 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
    Trains every 20 minutes | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday

    • Trains will single track between Federal Triangle and Foggy Bottom to allow for communication cable installation along the tunnel walls for cell phone coverage.

    Yellow Line
    Regular weekend intervals between Huntington & Mt. Vernon Sq only

    • To accommodate SafeTrack Surge #14, all trains will operate to/from Mt. Vernon Square rather than Fort Totten.
    • Customers traveling to/from stations north of Mt. Vernon Square should use a Green Line train to complete their trip.

    Green Line
    SafeTrack Surge #14 | Line segment shutdown between Greenbelt & College Park

    • Green Line trains will operate regular weekend intervals between Branch Avenue & College Park.

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