Metro News Release
For immediate release: September 14, 2006
Metro Weekend Work to Impact Service
Track maintenance on the Blue and Red lines, rail car testing on the Green Line and a safety exercise on the Blue and Orange lines Sunday morning will cause travel delays this weekend.
Blue and Orange Line Safety Exercise
On Sunday, September 17 from 7 to 10:30 a.m., Blue Line trains will share one track between the Arlington Cemetery and Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail stations and Orange Line trains will share one track between the Clarendon and Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail stations while Metro and emergency response personnel perform a multi-jurisdictional disaster drill exercise, between the Rosslyn and Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail stations. Passengers traveling between these locations should add 25 minutes to their schedules.
Blue Line Track Maintenance
Starting Friday, September 15, at 10 p.m., and concluding Sunday, September 17, at 3 a.m., Metrorail will operate special six-car shuttle trains sharing one track between the Franconia-Springfield and King Street Metrorail stations. Passengers traveling between these locations should add 35 minutes to their schedules.
Once a shuttle train arrives at the King Street Metrorail station, passengers will need to transfer to a Blue or Yellow Line train at the King Street Metrorail station to reach their final destination. All other Blue Line trains will run between the Largo Town Center and Huntington Metrorail stations. Passengers coming from Virginia are encouraged to use the Huntington Metrorail station located on the Yellow Line for rail service into downtown Washington.
Red Line Track Maintenance
On Friday, September 15, at 10 p.m. and concluding Saturday, September 16, at 10 a.m., Red Line trains will share one track between the Shady Grove and Grosvenor-Strathmore Metrorail stations due to switch replacement maintenance at the Twinbrook Metrorail station. [Please note that Red Line trains operate every 12 to 15 minutes between these locations late Friday and early Saturday morning.]
Green Line Rail Car Tests
On Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, September 17, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Green Line trains will share one track between the Greenbelt and College Park Metrorail stations while Metro tests railcars. Passengers traveling along this portion of the Green Line should add up to 10 minutes of travel time for their trip. [Please note that Green Line trains operate every 12 to 15 minutes between these locations on Saturday and Sunday.]
News release issued on September 14, 2006.