Metro News Release
For immediate release: June 24, 2013
Metro rebuilding work June 28-30
Metro's multi-year rebuilding effort will continue over the weekend of June 28-30 resulting in service adjustments beginning at 10 p.m. Friday night and continuing through system closing on Sunday.
Overview
While there are no station closures this weekend, rebuilding work will result in service adjustments on all lines. The Green Line service adjustment will affect riders traveling to or from Greenbelt Station only.
Metro is investing $5.5 billion to install new rail, ties, platforms, escalators, signals, lighting, communication systems, and more. It represents the largest capital investment -- and work effort -- since the system's original construction in the early 1970s.
View detailed service information for this weekend
Red Line
Red Line trains will operate as follows:
- Between Shady Grove & Glenmont: Every 20 minutes throughout the weekend.
- Additional trains between Shady Grove & Farragut North: Service every 10 minutes 9AM-9PM
- Additional trains between Glenmont & Judiciary Square: Service every 10 minutes 9AM-9PM
Work Performed: Crews will rehabilitate ceiling tiles on station platforms and install upgraded communication equipment.
Orange Line
Orange Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend.
Work Performed: Crews will perform rail joint elimination on the inbound track between East Falls Church and Ballston, and continue platform reconstruction work between Stadium-Armory and Cheverly.
Blue Line
Blue Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend.
Work Performed: Technicians will advance NTSB-recommended track circuit module replacement between Pentagon City and Arlington Cemetery.
Yellow Line
Yellow Line trains will operate every 24 minutes between Huntington & Mt Vernon Sq throughout the weekend. If traveling to/from stations north of Mt Vernon Sq, use a Green Line train to complete your trip.
Work Performed: Technicians will advance NTSB-recommended track circuit module replacement between Pentagon City and Arlington Cemetery.
Green Line
Green Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between College Park & Branch Ave stations. Regular weekend intervals are every 12 minutes during daytime hours and every 15-20 minutes at other times.
Due to a single-track work zone between Greenbelt and College Park, every other Green Line train will run between Branch Ave & College Park only, rather than between Branch Ave and Greenbelt.
As a result, passengers traveling to or from Greenbelt Station ONLY may experience travel times up to 15 minutes longer than normal.
Work Performed: Construction will continue on a new test track to accept new 7000-series railcars.
News release issued at 10:41 am, June 24, 2013.