Metro News Release

For immediate release: April 17, 2008

Weekend Track Maintenance to Affect Metro's Red, Blue, Yellow and Orange Lines

Track maintenance and rail car testing on the Red, Blue and Orange lines this weekend (April 18-20) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.

Red Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood 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 to 9 a.m., Saturday, April 19 and Sunday, April 20. 

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, April 19, and Sunday, April 20. 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.

Blue and Yellow Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Van Dorn Street and Braddock Road Metrorail stations should add up to 20 minutes of travel time for their trips because of track maintenance. Inbound and outbound trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m. to closing (midnight), Sunday, April 20.

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News release issued at 2:27 pm, April 17, 2008.