Metro News Release

For immediate release: October 18, 2007

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

Track maintenance and rail car testing on the Yellow and Green lines this weekend (October 19-21) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.

Yellow Line Track Maintenance

Metro will operate shuttle train service between the Huntington and King Street Metrorail stations because of switch maintenance work at the Huntington Metrorail station. Inbound and outbound trains will share one track between these locations from 9 p.m., Friday, October 19, to closing (midnight), Sunday, October 21.

Once the shuttle train arrives at the King Street Metrorail station, passengers will need to transfer to a Blue or Yellow Line train at King Street to reach their final destination.

During this time, all Yellow Line trains will operate between the Fort Totten and Franconia-Springfield Metrorail stations.

Customers should add at least 30 minutes to their schedules because of this work.

Green Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Fort Totten and Prince George’s Plaza Metrorail stations on the Green Line should add up to 15 minutes of travel time for their trips this weekend because Metro is providing Verizon Wireless track access to conduct normal contractual maintenance and emergency work on its cables. Inbound and outbound trains will share one track between these locations from midnight to closing (3 a.m.) Friday, October 19, and Saturday, October 20.

Green Line Rail Car Testing

Metrorail customers should add 10 to15 minutes of travel time on the Green Line 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 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 20.

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News release issued at 12:00 am, October 18, 2007.