Advisory
Posted: Jul 10, 2012 Expiration: Jul 15, 2012
Yellow Line weekend track work July 13-15: Buses replace trains between Braddock Road & Pentagon City
Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, July 13, and continuing through system closing on Sunday, July 15, buses will replace Yellow Line trains between Braddock Road and Pentagon City stations to allow for tie renewal, insulator renewal, and cable installation to improve cell phone coverage.
Two stations will be closed:
- Reagan National Airport
- Crystal City
Yellow Line trains will operate in two segments:
- Between Huntington and Braddock Road at regular weekend intervals.
- Between Pentagon City and Mount Vernon Square at regular weekend intervals. Customers traveling to/from stations north of Mount Vernon Square should use Green Line trains to complete their trip.
Shuttle buses will operate between Pentagon and Braddock Road stations, making all intermediate station stops.
Customers traveling through the work zone should allow about 30 minutes of additional travel time.
On Friday night, the last Yellow Line trains to operate through the area before work begins will be:
- To Mount Vernon Square: the 9:29 p.m. departure from Huntington, arriving at Pentagon City at 9:43 p.m. and Mount Vernon Square at 9:54 p.m.
- To Huntington: the 9:24 p.m. departure from Mount Vernon Square, arriving at Braddock Road at 9:45 p.m. and Huntington at 9:50 p.m.
Last Train Information
On Friday and Saturday nights, the last Yellow Line train from Huntington will depart at 2:14 a.m. (20 minutes earlier than normal), arrive at Braddock Road at 2:19 a.m., depart Pentagon City at 2:47 a.m., and arrive at Mount Vernon Square at 2:59 a.m. The last Yellow Line train from Mount Vernon Square will depart at 2:57 a.m., arrive at Pentagon City at 3:09 a.m., depart Braddock Road at 3:45 a.m. and arrive at Huntington at 3:50 a.m.
On Sunday night, the last Yellow Line train from Huntington will depart at 11:14 p.m. (20 minutes earlier than normal), arrive at Braddock Road at 11:19 p.m., depart Pentagon City at 11:47 p.m., and arrive at Mount Vernon Square at 11:59 p.m. The last Yellow Line train from Mount Vernon Square will depart at 11:57 p.m., arrive at Pentagon City at 12:09 a.m., depart Braddock Road at 12:45 a.m. and arrive at Huntington at 12:50 a.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience as we work to rebuild Metro.
