Weekend Service Adjustments

July 18, 2017

    Weekend service adjustments for scheduled maintenance (July 21-23)

    Highlights

    • Orange, Silver, Blue and Green line trains operate regular weekend service
    • Free shuttle buses replace Red Line trains between Friendship Heights and Grosvenor
    • Yellow Line trains operate regular weekend intervals between Huntington and National Airport only.

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    Red Line

    Buses replace trains between Friendship Heights and Grosvenor | 7:00 am Saturday until closing Sunday.

    • Red Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Shady Grove & Grosvenor and between Friendship Heights & Glenmont.
    • Additional trains will operate between Farragut North & Silver Spring between 9:00 am & 9:00 pm.

    Free shuttle buses will operate on two routes:

    • Local will operate between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights making intermediate stops at Medical Center and Bethesda. Please allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
    • Express will operate between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights only.

    Stations closed

    • Medical Center and Bethesda.

    To allow for shuttle bus connections, the last trains will depart:

    • Shady Grove at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, 40 minutes earlier than normal, 10:25 p.m. Sunday, regular time.
    • Glenmont at 12:33 a.m. Saturday and 10:33 Sunday, regular time.

    Work performed


    Orange Line

    Regular weekend service


    Silver Line

    Regular weekend service

    • Friday – Saturday, 10:00 p.m. until closing, single tracking between Stadium-Armory & Addison Rd to allow for communication cable installation for cell phone coverage.
    • Sunday – Wednesday, 10:00 p.m. until closing, single tracking between Stadium-Armory & Morgan Blvd to allow for communication cable installation for cell phone coverage.

    Blue Line

    Regular weekend service

    • Friday – Saturday, 10:00 p.m. until closing, single tracking between Stadium-Armory & Addison Rd to allow for communication cable installation for cell phone coverage.
    • Sunday – Wednesday, 10:00 p.m. until closing, single tracking between Stadium-Armory & Morgan Blvd to allow for communication cable installation for cell phone coverage.

    Yellow Line

    Regular weekend intervals Huntington to National Airport only. | 7:00 am Saturday until closing Sunday

    • From 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday, trains will operate at regular weekend intervals, every 12-15 minutes between Huntington & National Airport only.
    • There will be no Yellow Line service between National Airport and Washington, DC. Users traveling to/from stations north of National Airport should use a Blue Line train and transfer at L’Enfant Plaza to the Green Line to complete their trip.

    Work performed

    • Grout pad renewal on the Potomac River bridge. This work will continue each weekend through July 30.

    Green Line

    Regular weekend service

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