Metro News Release
For immediate release: June 15, 2005
Metro Announces Weekend Service Changes
Track Work to Affect Customers on the Red, Blue and Orange LinesPatrons Attending Saturday’s Washington Mystics and D.C. United Sports Events Are Advised to Plan Accordingly
Metro will conduct major track rehabilitation projects this weekend that will slow service on the Red, Blue and Orange Lines. Metro encourages customers to plan their schedules accordingly this weekend and add extra time into their travel plans due to this major rehabilitation work.
Metro advises patrons attending Saturday evening’s Washington Mystics game at the MCI Center and the D.C. United soccer game at RFK Stadium to add extra time into their schedules while traveling to these events due to single track operations on the Red, Blue and Orange Lines.
The major rehabilitation project scheduled for this weekend are:
Red Line: Twinbrook - Switch Replacement
When: Friday, June 17, 10 p.m., to Monday, June 20, 4 a.m.
Metro personnel will install a new switch outside the Twinbrook Metrorail station on the Red Line. A switch or "interlocking" is an intersection in the track, where trains can "switch" from one track to another. This work must be done as a preventive measure to assure service quality and safe operation through Twinbrook. Metro completed the first half of this project two weeks ago.
To perform this work, Metro will institute the following Red Line weekend service pattern:
All Metrorail Red Line service will operate every 28 minutes between Shady Grove and Grosvenor-Strathmore and share one track.
All Red Line trains operating between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Glenmont will operate every 14 minutes.
All Red Line trains operating in the downtown core between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Silver Spring will operate every 7 minutes between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Patrons from the Shady Grove to White Flint areas are encouraged to bypass the track project and use the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metrorail station, as trains will operate on a greater frequency from this station. Parking is free at Metro operated lots on the weekend, and the Grosvenor-Strathmore parking facility has 1,894 parking spaces.
Blue and Orange Lines: Stadium Armory - Switch Replacement
When: Friday, June 17, 10 p.m. to Monday, June 20, 4 a.m.
Metro personnel will modernize the switch outside the Stadium Armory Metrorail station on the Blue and Orange Line.
To perform this work, Metro will institute the following Blue and Orange Line weekend service pattern:
All Orange Line trains will share one track between Eastern Market and Cheverly, and all Blue Line trains will share one track between Eastern Market and Addison Road-Seat Pleasant.
All Blue and Orange Line trains will operate every 30 minutes through the single track work location.
Every other Orange Line train will terminate at Eastern Market and return to Vienna/Fairfax-GMU, and every other Blue Line train will terminate at Eastern Market and return to Franconia-Springfield.
The Ride Guide, located on Metro’s Web site, will not reflect the impact of this work on its schedules. Customers should allow more time for their trips because of this work. For more information on traveling by Metrobus or Metrorail, customers may call (202) 637-7000 or TTY (202) 638-3780.
News release issued on June 15, 2005.