Metro News Release

For immediate release: October 22, 2004

Metro announces Red Line weekend single tracking

This weekend, Metro will continue to do track maintenance work on the Red Line in preparation for the opening of the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet U Metrorail station. During this work period, customers’ trips will take 10-15 minutes longer than usual.

Please note the following schedule for this weekend:

Red Line - On Saturday, October 23, from opening (7 a.m.) to 7 p.m., and Sunday, October 24, from 7 a.m. to closing (midnight), trains will share one track between Rhode Island Avenue and Judiciary Square. To help expedite the flow of rail travel, all Red Line trains which normally operate between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Silver Spring, will terminate at Judiciary Square and return to Grosvenor-Strathmore.

To perform this work, Metro must single-track trains - operate trains traveling in opposite directions alternately on the same track. On the Red Line between Rhode Island Avenue and Judiciary Square, Metro personnel will continue to do track maintenance, and prepare for the next scheduled shutdown (tentatively scheduled for the weekend of November 5-7) of the Red Line for the New York Avenue-Florida Avenue-Gallaudet U Metrorail station which is scheduled to open on Saturday, November 20.

For more information on traveling by Metrorail or Metrobus, customers may call (202) 637-7000, TTY at (202) 638-3780.

News release issued on October 22, 2004.