Metro News Release

For immediate release: June 12, 2008

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

Track maintenance on the Red, Orange and Green lines this weekend (June 13-15) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.

Red Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Silver Spring and Forest Glen Metrorail stations should add 20 minutes of travel time for their trips because of switch maintenance at the Silver Spring Metrorail station. Inbound and outbound trains between these locations will share one track from 10 p.m., Friday, June 13, to closing (midnight) Sunday, June 15.

Orange Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations should add up to 30 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 6 p.m., Saturday, June 14. To help expedite rail travel towards downtown Washington, every other Orange Line train traveling towards the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metrorail station will terminate at the West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail station and return to the New Carrollton Metrorail station.

Orange Line Bridge Repairs

Metrorail customers traveling between the Stadium-Armory and Cheverly Metrorail stations should add up to 20 minutes of travel time for their trips because of bridge repairs. Inbound and outbound trains between these locations will share one track from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15.

Green Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo and Georgia Ave Metrorail stations should add 15 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 (3 a.m.), Friday, June 13, and from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, June 14.
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News release issued at 1:17 pm, June 12, 2008.