Weekend service adjustments for scheduled maintenance (August 4-6)
Highlights
- Orange, Silver, and Blue 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 Mt Vernon Sq only
- Extended shutdown – free shuttle buses replace Green Line trains between Branch Ave and Suitland
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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 9:00AM & 9:00PM.
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.
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.
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.
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Yellow Line
Regular weekend intervals Huntington to National Airport only. | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday
- From 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday, Yellow Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals, every 12-15 minutes between Huntington & Mt Vernon Sq only.
- Users traveling to/from stations north of Mt Vernon Sq should use the Green Line to complete their trip.
Green Line
Extended Shutdown. Buses replace trains between Branch Ave and Suitland | 7:00AM Saturday until closing, Sunday, August 20.
Green Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Naylor Rd and Greenbelt.
Free shuttle buses will operate on three routes:
- Between Branch Ave and Suitland.
- Between Suitland and Naylor Road.
- Express buses between Branch Ave and Naylor Road.
Stations closed: Branch Ave and Suitland.
Work performed: Switch replacement, grout pad and tie replacement and station rehabilitation.
Friday – Sunday, 10:00 p.m. until closing, single tacking between Georgia-Ave-Petworth and Fort Totten to allow for communication cable installation for cell phone coverage.
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