Metro News Release

For immediate release: June 28, 2007

Weekend Track Maintenance and Rail Car Testing to Affect Metro's Red, Blue and Green Lines

Track maintenance and rail car testing on the Red, Blue and Green lines this weekend (June 29, 30 and July 1) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.

Red Line Fence Replacement

Metrorail will operate special shuttle train service between the Shady Grove and Twinbrook Metrorail stations this weekend while personnel replace nearly 1,200 feet of fence along the tracks. Customers traveling between Shady Grove and Twinbrook should add 40 minutes of travel time as the shuttle train will operate on one track from 10 p.m. Friday, June 29, to midnight, Sunday, July 1.

For customers wishing to bypass the maintenance work, Metro will provide free shuttle bus service operating every 15 minutes between the Shady Grove and Twinbrook Metrorail stations. Shuttle bus service will operate from 10 p.m. Friday, June 29, to midnight, Sunday, July 1.

All Red Line trains which normally operate to the Shady Grove Metrorail station will terminate at the Twinbrook Metrorail station and return to Glenmont.

Blue Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail will operate special shuttle train service between the Franconia-Springfield and King Street Metrorail stations this weekend while personnel conduct switch maintenance outside the Van Dorn Street Metrorail station. Customers traveling between Franconia-Springfield and King Street should add 40 minutes of travel time as the shuttle train will operate on one track from 10 p.m. Friday, June 29, to midnight Sunday, July 1.

All other Blue Line trains will operate from the Largo Town Center to the Huntington Metrorail station from 10 p.m., Friday, June 29, to midnight, Sunday, July 1.

Green Line Rail Car Testing

Metrorail customers traveling on the Green Line should add 10 to15 minutes of travel time for their trips 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 Saturday, June 30.

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News release issued at 12:00 am, June 28, 2007.