Metro News Release

For immediate release: January 10, 2008

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

Track maintenance and rail car testing on the Red, Orange, Blue and Green lines this weekend (January 11-January 13) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.

Red Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Friendship Heights and Grosvenor-Strathmore Metrorail stations should add up to 30 minutes of travel time for their trips because of switch maintenance work at the Medical Center Metrorail station. Inbound and outbound trains between these locations will share one track from 9 p.m., Friday, January 11, to closing (midnight) Sunday, January 13. To help expedite rail travel towards downtown Washington, every other Red Line train traveling towards the Shady Grove Metrorail station, will terminate at the Friendship Heights Metrorail station and return to the Glenmont Metrorail station.

Orange Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the New Carrollton and Cheverly Metrorail stations on the Orange Line 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, January 12, and Sunday, January 13. To help expedite rail travel towards downtown Washington, every other Orange Line train traveling towards the New Carrollton Metrorail station, will terminate at the Cheverly Metrorail station return to the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metrorail station.

Green Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Columbia Heights and Georgia Avenue 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, January 12 and Sunday, January 13.

Blue Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Stadium-Armory and Addison Road-Seat Pleasant 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 8 p.m. to closing (midnight), Sunday, January 13.

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, January 12.

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News release issued at 12:00 am, January 10, 2008.