Metro News Release

For immediate release: November 23, 2007

Weekend track maintenance and rail car testing to affect Metro's Red and Green lines

Track maintenance and rail car testing on the Red and Green lines this weekend (November 24-25) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.

Red Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Fort Totten and Takoma Metrorail stations should add up to 20 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, November 24, and Sunday, November 25. To help expedite rail travel towards downtown Washington, every other Red Line train traveling towards the Glenmont Metrorail station, will terminate at New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U Metrorail station return to the Shady Grove Metrorail station.

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 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 24.

News release issued at 12:00 am, November 23, 2007.