Metro News Release

For immediate release: July 12, 2007

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

Track maintenance and rail car testing on the Orange, Blue, Yellow and Green lines this weekend (July 13, 14 and July 15) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.

Orange Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the New Carrollton and Cheverly Metrorail stations should add up to 15 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, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

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, July 13, to midnight Sunday, July 15.

All other Blue Line trains will operate from the Largo Town Center to the Huntington Metrorail station from 10 p.m., Friday, July 13, to midnight, Sunday, July 15.

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, July 14, and Sunday, July 15.

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News release issued at 12:00 am, July 12, 2007.