Metro News Release

For immediate release: October 28, 2004

Metro announces weekend single tracking

This weekend, Metro will conduct a major track rehabilitation project on the Orange Line, and continue to do track maintenance work on the Red Line in preparation for the opening of the New York Ave-Florida Ave-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 Friday, October 29, from 9:30 p.m. to closing (3 a.m.); Saturday, October 30, from opening (7 a.m.) to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, October 31, from opening (6 a.m.) to 7 p.m., 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.]" Orange Line - Starting on Friday, October 29, at 10 p.m., and continuing through Sunday, October 31, at closing (midnight), trains will share one track between Vienna/Fairfax-GMU and West Falls Church-VT/UVA. [To help expedite the flow of rail travel, every other Orange Line train operating to Vienna/Fairfax-GMU, will terminate at West Falls Church-VT/UVA and return to New Carrollton.] 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 work, and prepare for next weekend’s shutdown between the Union Station and Fort Totten Metrorail stations to support the opening of the New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U Metrorail station which is scheduled to open on Saturday, November 20.On the Orange Line, Metro personnel will do routine track maintenance at the West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail station and therefore, it will require personnel to be in key safety-sensitive areas of the rail system. For more information on traveling by Metrorail or Metrobus, customers may call (202) 637-7000, TTY at (202) 638-3780, or visit Metro’s Web site at www.metroopensdoors.com.

News release issued on October 28, 2004.