Metro News Release
For immediate release: May 10, 2007
Weekend Track Maintenance and Rail Car Testing to Affect Metro's Red, Blue, Yellow and Green Lines
Track maintenance and rail car testing on the Red, Blue, Yellow and Green Lines this weekend (May 11, 12 and 13) will cause inbound and outbound trains take turns sharing one track.
Blue and Yellow Line Track Maintenance
Metrorail customers traveling on the Blue and Yellow lines on Saturday between the Pentagon City and Braddock Road stations will experience major delays and should add up to 30 minutes of travel time for their trips because of track maintenance. Inbound and outbound trains between these locations will share one track from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 12.
As a result of this work, every other Blue Line train traveling to the Franconia-Springfield Metrorail station will terminate at the Pentagon City Metrorail station and return to the Largo Town Center Metrorail station. Every other Yellow Line train traveling to the Huntington Metrorail station will terminate at the Pentagon City Metrorail station and return to the Fort Totten Metrorail station. Metrorail customers south of the Pentagon City Metrorail station will need to plan accordingly, and build extra time into their schedules.
Red Line Track Maintenance
Metrorail customers traveling on the Red Line this weekend between the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood and Takoma Metrorail stations should add up to 25 minutes of travel time for their trips because of track maintenance. Inbound and outbound trains between these locations will share one track from 10 p.m., Friday, May 11, to midnight, Sunday, May 13.
Green Line Rail Car Testing
Metrorail customers traveling on the Green Line this weekend should add up to 10 to15 minutes of travel time for their trips this weekend because of new railcar testing. Inbound and outbound trains operating between the Greenbelt and College Park Metrorail stations will share one track while new trains are tested from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, May 12 and 13.
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News release issued at 12:00 am, May 10, 2007.