Metro News Release

For immediate release: February 12, 2010

Derailment at Farragut North Metrorail station: station closed

Preliminary report: no injuries

The Farragut North Metrorail station is currently closed as a result of a six-car Red Line train headed in the direction of Shady Grove Metrorail station, which derailed from a pocket track (side track) near the Farragut North Metrorail station. There are no reported injuries at this time.

Metro officials and local first responders are at the scene to investigate and to safely get customers off of the train and to the station. All customers were moved to the rear four cars of the train. Those four cars then were separated from the front two cars to allow the four car train to move to the platform to unload the passengers.

The preliminary report is that the front wheels of the lead car came off the tracks. The incident took place at 10:13 a.m.

Customers can expect major delays on the Red Line until the situation is resolved. Shuttle buses will help move people between the Dupont and Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail stations along the Red Line.

Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

News release issued at 11:35 am, February 12, 2010.