Metro News Release
For immediate release: November 12, 2009
Metro announces weekend rail service changes
Weekend track maintenance on the Red Line
Track maintenance on the Red Line this weekend (Nov. 13-15) will cause inbound and outbound trains to take turns sharing one track. Customers should add 30 minutes to their trips.
Red Line Track Maintenance
Metrorail customers traveling between the Friendship Heights and Van Ness-UDC Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes to their travel time for their trips because Metro will replace rail fasteners that stabilize tracks and make tunnel repairs. Trains will share one track between these locations throughout the weekend from 9:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, Nov. 15.
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Media contact for this news release: Steven Taubenkibel or Lisa Farbstein at 202-962-1051.
For all other inquiries, please call customer service at 202-637-7000.
News release issued at 12:07 pm, November 12, 2009.