Service changes

August 24, 2017

    WMATA weekend updates (August 26-27)

    Highlights

    • Yellow and Green line trains operate regular weekend service
    • Red Line trains will operate regular weekend service all day Saturday and after 2:00 p.m. on Sunday
    • Buses replace trains between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle, see below for details
    • Silver Line trains operate regular weekend intervals between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston

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    Red Line

    Regular weekend service.

    • Sunday from open until 2:00 p.m. buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Twinbrook to allow for a full scale safety exercise at White Flint.
    • Red Line trains will operate every 15 minutes between Shady Grove & Twinbrook and between Grosvenor & Glenmont.

    Orange Line

    Buses replace trains between Foggy Bottom & Federal Triangle | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday.

    Orange Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Vienna & Foggy Bottom and betweenFederal Triangle & New Carrollton.

    Free shuttle buses will operate on two routes:

    • Local will operate between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle making intermediate stops at Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center. Please allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
    • Limited will operate between:
      • Foggy Bottom to Metro Center (20 minutes),
      • Metro Center to Federal Triangle (10 minutes)
      • Federal Triangle to Foggy Bottom (15 minutes).

    Stations closed: Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center (lower level)

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

    • Vienna at 11:49 p.m. Saturday and 9:52 p.m. Sunday (29 & 26 minutes earlier than normal).
    • New Carrollton at 12:20 a.m. Saturday and 10:20 p.m. Sunday (14 minutes earlier than normal).

    Tap your SmarTrip card each time you enter and exit the Metrorail system. Riders traveling through the work zone will be charged for a single, continuous trip.

    Work performed: Ceiling tile and grid replacement


    Silver Line

    Regular weekend intervals between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday.

    • Silver Line trains will operate between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only to coordinate with work on the Orange and Blue lines.
    • Users traveling to/from other stations should use Orange and Blue line trains to complete their trip.
    • At Ballston, transfer between Silver and Orange Line trains on the same platform.

    Blue Line

    Buses replace trains between Foggy Bottom & Federal Triangle | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday.

    Blue Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Franconia-Springfield & Foggy Bottomand between Federal Triangle & Largo Town Center.

    Free shuttle buses will operate on two routes:

    • Local will operate between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle making intermediate stops at Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center. Please allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
    • Limited will operate between:
      • Foggy Bottom to Metro Center (20 minutes),
      • Metro Center to Federal Triangle (10 minutes)
      • Federal Triangle to Foggy Bottom (15 minutes).

    Stations closed: Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center (lower level)

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

    • Franconia-Springfield at 11:55 p.m. Saturday and 9:55 p.m. Sunday (31 minutes earlier than normal).
    • Largo Town Center at 11:26 p.m. Saturday and 10:10 p.m. Sunday (62 & 18 minutes earlier than normal).

    Tap your SmarTrip card each time you enter and exit the Metrorail system. Riders traveling through the work zone will be charged for a single, continuous trip.

    Work performed: Ceiling tile and grid replacement.

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    Yellow Line

    Regular weekend service


    Green Line

    Regular weekend service

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