Metro News Release
For immediate release: June 25, 2009
Weekend track maintenance to affect Metro's Blue, Orange and Green lines
Blue, Orange, and Green Line customers should add 30 minutes of time this weekend
Track maintenance on the Blue, Orange and Green lines this weekend (June 26-28) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track. Customers should add 30 minutes of time to their trips.
As result of this week’s train accident on the Red Line, weekend track maintenance originally scheduled between Dupont Circle and Van Ness-UDC and between Silver Spring and Forest Glen has been cancelled. This maintenance work will be rescheduled for a later date.
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 Metro 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 Saturday, June 27, and Sunday, June 28
Green Line Track Maintenance
Metrorail customers traveling between the Fort Totten and Prince George’s Plaza Metrorail stations should add 30 minutes of travel time because of rail replacement. Trains will share one track between these locations from 10 p.m., Friday, June 26, to 11:59 p.m., on Saturday, June 27.
Metrorail customers traveling between the Prince George’s Plaza and College Park-U of Md Metrorail stations should add 30 minutes of travel time because of rail replacement. Trains will share one track between these locations from midnight, Saturday, June 27, to 11:59 p.m., on Sunday, June 28.
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Media contact for this news release: Steven Taubenkibel or Lisa Farbstein at 202-962-1051.
News release issued at 8:23 am, June 25, 2009.