Metro News Release
For immediate release: May 28, 2010
Metro reminds customers of this weekend's early last train departures on the Orange Line at Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metrorail stations due to Dulles Rail Project
Last weekend trains departing Vienna and Dunn Loring 17 minutes early
This Memorial Day weekend (May 29 to 31), there will be no train service between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations to allow the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project to undertake the first in a series of major construction activities that eventually will connect the new rail line to the existing Metrorail system. Customers using the Orange Line in this area should add 30 minutes to their travel plans to transfer to a free shuttle bus to get past the affected work area. Throughout the weekend, extra Metro employees will be on hand to guide customers to connecting shuttle buses.
Regular service on the Orange Line between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail station will resume when the Metrorail system opens on Tuesday morning, June 1.
From 7 a.m., Saturday, May 29, to closing, on Monday, May 31, the Orange Line will be split in two sections, the first running from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations, and the second between the New Carrollton and East Falls Church Metrorail stations. The East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations will remain open.
When there is no train service between the West Falls-VT/UVA and East Falls Church Metrorail stations, Metro will operate free shuttle bus service between these two stations. The shuttle buses will operate approximately every 15 minutes.
Last Orange Line trains departing Vienna/Fairfax-GMU
On May 29, 30, and 31, the last Orange Line train departing the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metrorail station for the West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail station will leave approximately 17 minutes earlier than usual. This will allow for customers to connect to the free shuttle buses and to the last trains departing the East Falls Church Metrorail station to the New Carrollton Metrorail station.
On Saturday, May 29, the last Orange Line train will depart Vienna/Fairfax-GMU at 2:08 a.m., and from Dunn Loring at 2:11 a.m., to arrive at West Falls Church-VT/UVA at 2:15 a.m.
On Sunday, May 30, and Monday, May 31, the last Orange Line train will depart Vienna/Fairfax-GMU at 11:08 p.m., and from Dunn Loring at 11:11 p.m., to arrive at West Falls Church-VT/UVA at 11:15 p.m.
During the three-day weekend, the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project contractors will conduct work on a pier located east of the West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail station, drive piles along the fence adjacent to the I-66 west and eastbound lanes and replace ties on the tracks. All of this work is necessary to connect the new rail line to the Orange Line.
Orange Line riders in Northern Virginia who plan to take Metro to events in downtown Washington during Memorial Day Weekend should build an extra 30 minutes into their travel plans.
Customer Assistance
From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., May 29, 30, and 31, administrative employees will be available to assist customers at the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations to help customers navigate around the disruption.
To alert customers about this work, Metro will send e-Alerts, place notices on station kiosks, and make train and system announcements. Additional information will be available on Metro=s web site at www.metroopensdoors.com.
The Trip Planner, located on Metro=s Web site, will not reflect the impact of this work on its schedules. For more information on traveling by Metrobus or Metrorail, customers may call (202) 637-7000 or TTY (202) 638-3780.
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News release issued at 10:32 am, May 28, 2010.