Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 8, 2013

Red Line resumes two-track operations following unscheduled track repair

As of 4:59 p.m., Red Line trains have resumed two-track operations between Friendship Heights and Van Ness following repair of a broken rail outside Tenleytown Station.  Customers should expect residual delays on the Red Line for about 30 minutes as service returns to normal.

*** ORIGINAL RELEASE FOLLOWS ***

Red Line single tracking to allow for unscheduled rail replacement
Repairs expected to take approximately 3 hours

Red Line trains are single tracking between Friendship Heights and Van Ness stations due to a broken rail outside Tenleytown Station.  Metro personnel are at the affected location and will work over the next several hours to replace the affected section with a new 39-foot piece of rail.

Until repairs are completed, Red Line customers should allow additional travel time, as trains traveling between Friendship Heights and Van Ness will encounter delays in both directions.

The repair effort could affect the early portion of today's rush hour on the Red Line.

To check alternate travel options via Metrobus, customers should use Metro's Trip Planner and select the "bus only" option.

News release issued at 2:58 pm, March 8, 2013.