Weekend Metro service changes due to scheduled maintenance (4/24/17 – 4/30/17)
The Metro will be carrying out routine maintenance work this weekend to keep trains reliable and safe.
Highlights:
- Red Line trains will operate regular weekend service.
- Free shuttle buses will replace Orange and Blue line trains between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle.
- Silver Line trains will operate every 20 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only.
- Yellow Line trains operate every 20 minutes between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square only.
- Free shuttle buses replace Green Line trains between Greenbelt & Prince George’s Plaza.
Details:
Red Line
- Regular weekend service
Orange Line
- Buses will replace trains between Federal Triangle and Foggy Bottom, 7:00 am Saturday until closing Sunday.
- Orange Line trains will operate in two segments:
- Between Vienna & Foggy Bottom every 20 minutes, and,
- Between Federal Triangle & New Carrollton every 15 minutes.
- Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center (lower level) will be closed.
- Free shuttle buses will operate between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle
- Local – both directions between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle
- Including stops at Farragut West, McPherson Square, and Metro Center (add 10 minutes for each station stop.)
- Limited – a one-way loop
- Including stops at Foggy Bottom, Metro Center and Federal Triangle (add 20 minutes per station stop.)
- Local – both directions between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle
- On Saturday and Sunday nights, the last train departure times have been adjusted:
- Last train from Vienna to Foggy Bottom will be 11:15 p.m. (10 minutes earlier than normal.)
- Last train from New Carrollton to Federal Triangle will be 11:25 p.m. (11 minutes earlier than normal.)
Silver Line
- Trains run every 20 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston (only 10:00pm Friday until closing Sunday.)
- Silver Line trains will operate every 20 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only.
- Users traveling to/from other stations should use Orange and/or Blue line trains.
- At Ballston, transfer between Silver and Orange line trains are on the same platform.
Blue Line
- Buses will replace trains between Federal Triangle and Foggy Bottom from 10:00 pm Friday until closing Sunday.
- Blue Line trains will operate in two segments:
- Between Franconia-Springfield & Foggy Bottom every 20 minutes
- Between Federal Triangle & Largo Town Center every 15 minutes
- Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center (lower level) will be closed.
- Free shuttle buses will operate between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle in two ways:
- Local – operating both directions between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle with
- Including stops at Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center (add 10 minutes for each station stop.)
- Limited – operating in a one-way loop
- Including stops at Foggy Bottom, Metro Center and Federal Triangle (add 20 minutes per station stop.)
- Local – operating both directions between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle with
- On Saturday and Sunday nights, the last Blue Line train departure time has been adjusted:
- Last train from Franconia-Springfield to Foggy Bottom will be 10:59 pm (30 minutes earlier than normal.)
Yellow Line
- Trains every 20 minutes between Huntington & Mt. Vernon Sq (only 10:00 pm Friday until closing Sunday.)
- To accommodate SafeTrack Surge #14, all trains will operate to/from Mt. Vernon Square rather than Fort Totten.
- Users traveling to/from stations north of Mt. Vernon Square should use a Green Line train.
Green Line
- SafeTrack Surge #14 line segment is shutdown between Greenbelt & Prince George’s Plaza on Saturday, and Greenbelt & College Park on Sunday.
- Prince George’s Plaza station will open on Sunday, April 30th.
- Green Line trains will operate every 20 minutes between Branch Avenue & Prince George’s Plaza stations on Saturday, and every 20 minutes between Branch Avenue & College Park on Sunday.
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