Metro News Release
For immediate release: November 30, 2009
Metro's December weekend track maintenance schedule set
Metro curtails track maintenance during Christmas/New Year's holiday
This month, Metro will replace fasteners, make track circuit upgrades, trim leaves and weeds, and make tunnel repairs and repairs to its aerial structures to upkeep the tracks and help ensure reliable Metrorail service. Customers should expect travel delays during the weekends of Dec. 4 to 6, Dec. 11 to 13, and Dec. 18 to 20. Track work will be suspended during the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weekends.
Friday, Dec. 4, to Sunday, Dec. 6
Red Line -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Medical Center and Grosvenor-Strathmore Metrorail stations should add at least 20 minutes to their travel time because Metro will replace rail fasteners that stabilize tracks, and make tunnel repairs. Trains will share one track between these locations the entire weekend from 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, Dec. 6.
This portion of work on the Red Line between the Medical Center and Grosvenor-Strathmore Metrorail stations is part of a larger multi-year Red Line rehabilitation project that will run through 2013.
Orange Line -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Cheverly and Stadium-Armory Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes to their travel time because Metro will replace crossties and conduct maintenance on the aerial structure outside the Stadium-Armory Metrorail station. Trains will share one track between these locations the entire weekend from 9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, to 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6.
Blue and Yellow Line -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Braddock Road and Van Dorn Street (Blue Line) Metrorail stations should add 30 minutes of travel time for their trips because Metro will be trimming weeds and leaves along the rail tracks. Trains will share one track between these locations from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6.
All Blue and Yellow Line trains will operate to the Huntington Metrorail station during these times. Metro will operate a special Blue Line shuttle train between the Franconia-Springfield and King Street Metrorail stations. At King Street, customers will be able to catch a Blue or Yellow Line train to the Largo Town Center or Fort Totten Metrorail stations.
Metrorail customers who usually park at Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street Metrorail stations can avoid the delays if they park at the Huntington Metrorail station.
Friday, Dec. 11, to Sunday, Dec. 13
Red Line -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Medical Center and Grosvenor-Strathmore Metrorail stations should add at least 20 minutes to their travel time because Metro will replace rail fasteners that stabilize tracks, and make tunnel repairs. Trains will share one track between these locations the entire weekend from 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, Dec. 13.
This portion of work on the Red Line between the Medical Center and Grosvenor-Strathmore Metrorail stations is part of a larger multi-year Red Line rehabilitation project that will run through 2013.
Orange Line -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Cheverly and Stadium-Armory Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes to their travel time because Metro will replace crossties and conduct maintenance on the aerial structure outside the Stadium-Armory Metrorail station. Trains will share one track between these locations the entire weekend from 9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, Dec. 13.
Friday, Dec. 18, to Sunday, Dec. 20
Red Line -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Fort Totten and Silver Spring Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes to their travel time because Metro will be making track circuit upgrades at the Takoma Metrorail station. Trains will share one track between these locations the entire weekend from 9:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, Dec. 20.
Blue and Yellow Line -- Metrorail customers traveling between the Braddock Road and Van Dorn Street (Blue Line) Metrorail stations should add at least 30 minutes of travel time for their trips because Metro will be trimming leaves and weeds along the rail tracks. Trains will share one track between these locations from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, and Sunday, Dec. 20.
All Yellow and Blue Line trains will operate to the Huntington Metrorail station during these times. Metro will operate a special Blue Line shuttle train between the Franconia-Springfield and King Street Metrorail stations. At King Street, customers will be able to catch a Blue or Yellow Line train to the Largo Town Center or Fort Totten Metrorail stations.
Metrorail customers who usually park at Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street Metrorail stations can avoid the delays if they park at the Huntington Metrorail station.
Friday, Dec. 25, to Sunday, Dec. 27
There is no track maintenance scheduled.
Please note, this schedule is subject to change. Metro riders should visit www.metroopensdoors.com at the end of each month to see the following month’s schedule of work. Metro will continue to post news releases each Thursday as a reminder to provide updates about any last minute track maintenance schedule changes.
Also see the weeknight track maintenance schedule.
Be one of the first to find out when Metrorail is experiencing a service disruption by signing up to receive an e-alert. You can personalize Metro e-alerts by signing up to monitor service on specific lines on specific days of the week and on specific times of the day. You can always unsubscribe or change your e-alert preferences. To sign up, visit http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/ealerts.
###
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 1:06 pm, November 30, 2009.