Metro News Release

For immediate release: January 12, 2015

Metrorail service information for Tuesday, January 13

Updated: 4:55 a.m. / January 13, 2015

Green Line trains will run normal service every 6 minutes between Branch Avenue and Greenbelt.

A limited shuttle bus option is available between Pentagon and L'Enfant Plaza, running every 20 minutes. Board shuttle buses from Pentagon at the lower level of the Pentagon bus bays; from L'Enfant Plaza at 7th & Maryland St SW.

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Metro is advising rail customers of the following service changes for Tuesday, January 13, following today's incident at L'Enfant Plaza:

All Yellow Line service will be replaced with additional Blue Line trains operating between Huntington and Largo Town Center, via Rosslyn. Trains on this route will depart every 12 minutes. Use Green Line trains for service between Greenbelt and Downtown DC.

Blue Line trains between Franconia-Springfield and Largo Town Center will operate every 12 minutes.

Orange Line trains will run every 8 minutes between Vienna and New Carrollton.

Silver Line trains will run every 12 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Largo Town Center, with many trains expanded to 8-cars long to provide additional capacity.

Green Line

  • The best-case scenario for the Green Line is that a single track will be available for rail service. If a single track is available, Green Line trains will run between Greenbelt and Branch Ave every 8-10 minutes.
  • If the track is not available in the morning, then rail service will remain suspended on the Green Line between Navy Yard and Gallery Place. Under this scenario, trains would run between Greenbelt and Gallery Place every 8 minutes, and trains between Branch Ave and Navy Yard would run every 8 minutes. Free shuttle bus service would be provided operate between Navy Yard and Gallery Place, making intermediate stops at Waterfront, L'Enfant Plaza and Archives. (Archives and Waterfront stations would be closed; L'Enfant Plaza would be open for Silver, Orange and Blue line service only.)

Red Line service is unaffected and will operate on a regular weekday schedule.

Regular Metrobus and Circulator bus service may provide a good alternate travel option for some riders. To check, use the Trip Planner at wmata.com and select the "bus only" option.

 

News release issued at 10:44 pm, January 12, 2015.