Metro News Release

For immediate release: January 13, 2015

Metro service and information update regarding L'Enfant Plaza incident

For the evening rush hour, Metro service continues to operate in the same configuration as it has throughout the day. Specifically, Yellow Line service has been replaced with additional Blue Line trains that are running between Huntington and Largo. In addition, regular Blue Line service continues to operate between Franconia-Springfield and Largo. Combined, these two service patterns result in Blue Line trains every 6 minutes during the rush hour at all stations along the route, except Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn St, Huntington and Eisenhower Ave, where trains will run every 12 minutes.

Metro will continue to offer free shuttle bus service -- as an alternate travel option -- between L'Enfant Plaza and Pentagon stations until 8 p.m. tonight.

As of 3:30 p.m. 21 passengers remain hospitalized -- 14 at Washington Hospital Center and 7 at George Washington University Hospital. All patients who were at Howard University Hospital have been treated and released.

Additionally, Metro is confirming the identity of the passenger who died as Carol Inman Glover, 61, of Alexandria, Va.

The NTSB investigation remains ongoing. Pursuant to 49 C.F.R. Part 831 (NTSB Accident/Investigation Procedures), the NTSB is the sole source of public information regarding the progress of an accident investigation.

The train involved in yesterday's incident remains in its location just outside of L'Enfant Plaza Station. Metro plans to move the train and advance repair work later tonight.

Additional service information will be provided as it becomes available.
 

News release issued at 4:47 pm, January 13, 2015.