Metro News Release
For immediate release: August 6, 2008
Weekend track maintenance to affect Metro's Red, Orange and Green lines
Switch replacement work at the Friendship Heights Metrorail station on the Red Line and track maintenance on the Orange and Green lines this weekend (August 8-10) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.
Red Line Switch Maintenance
Metrorail customers traveling between the Medical Center and Van Ness-UDC Metrorail stations should add at least 25 minutes of travel time for their trips because of switch replacement work at the Friendship Heights Metrorail station.
A switch or “interlocking” is an intersection in the track, where trains can “switch” from one track to another, depending on their destination and route.
Inbound and outbound trains between Medical Center and Van Ness-UDC will share one track from 9 p.m., Friday, August 8, to closing (midnight) Sunday, August 10.
All Red Line trains to Glenmont will depart the Shady Grove Metrorail station every 20 minutes. To help expedite rail service, every other Red Line train traveling towards the Shady Grove Metrorail station will terminate at the Van Ness-UDC Metrorail station and return to the Glenmont Metrorail station every 10 minutes on Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Orange Line Track Maintenance
Metrorail customers traveling between the Minnesota Avenue and Cheverly Metrorail stations should add at least 20 minutes of travel time for their trips because of track maintenance. Trains will share one track between these locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, August 9, and Sunday, August 10.
Green Line Track Maintenance
Metrorail customers traveling between the Greenbelt and College Park-U of Md Metrorail stations should add 15 minutes of travel time for their trips because of track maintenance. Trains will share one track between these locations from 8 p.m. to closing (3 a.m.), Friday, August 8, and Saturday, August 9.
News release issued at 1:47 pm, August 6, 2008.