Metro News Release

For immediate release: February 12, 2010

All Metrorail stations to open at 7 a.m. Saturday

Saturday hours shortened to allow for utility and maintenance work

All 86 Metrorail stations will open at its normal time at 7 a.m. and close at midnight instead of 3 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13.

Closing the rail system three hours early will allow critical utility work to be conducted, and will enable Metro workers to continue to clear ice and snow from tracks, rail yards and rail “switches,” which are critical track components that allow trains to maneuver around problem areas by switching tracks

Metrorail restored service to all 86 Orange, Blue, Yellow, Green and Red line stations on Friday afternoon. Trains are operating at 20- to 25-minute intervals above ground and 10- to 15-minute intervals below ground. The longer than usual intervals are a result of 35 mph speed restrictions and the snow-covered switches.

News release issued at 6:52 pm, February 12, 2010.