Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 19, 2009

Track maintenance to affect Metro's Red, Blue and Orange lines this weekend

Red, Blue and Orange Line customers should add 20-30 minutes of travel time this weekend

Track maintenance on the Red, Blue and Orange lines this weekend (March 20-22) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track.

Red Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Grosvenor-Strathmore and Medical Center Metrorail stations should add at least 20 minutes of travel time for their trips because personnel will be replacing rail fasteners that stabilize the rail tracks. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m., Friday, March 20, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, March 22.

Blue and Orange Line Track Maintenance

Metrorail customers traveling between the Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes of travel time for their trips because personnel will conduct bridge maintenance on the aerial structure outside the Stadium-Armory Metrorail station. Trains will share one track between these locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Sunday, March 22.

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News release issued at 9:28 am, March 19, 2009.