Planned Metro Rail Track Work
Metro has transitioned to a new program of preventive maintenance and planned capital work. Overnight and weekend hours will be used for enhanced preventive maintenance including cable testing to prevent smoke and fire incidents, stray current testing, trackbed cleaning, switch maintenance, torqueing (tightening fasteners, joint nuts and bolts) to eliminate excessive strain on infrastructure, and track geometry work to ensure the correct rail alignment.
Every effort will be made to adhere to the schedule below. However, changes may be necessary due to weather, construction delays, and other factors outside our control. This page will be updated as necessary.
Our weekday and weekend track work pages have details about this week's track work, including minor projects that may impact your trip.
| Start | End | Line | Impact | Stations closed | Work to perform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | Oct 16 |
| Orange Line: Single tracking, Cheverly to New Carrollton, 9:30 am - 3 pm only Silver Line: All trains run Ashburn to Downtown Largo, 9:30 am - 3 pm only | None | Thermite welding |
| Oct 17 | Oct 18 |
| Red Line: Single tracking, Silver Spring to Forest Glen Orange Line: No service between Clarendon and Foggy Bottom-GWU Silver Line: No service between Clarendon and Downtown Largo/New Carrollton Blue Line: No service between Reagan Airport and Foggy Bottom-GWU | Rosslyn, Arlington Cemetery, and Court House | Red Line: Purple Line paver repair work
Orange, Silver, and Blue lines: Removal and reinstallation of switch timber ties and insulators; replacing fasteners |
| Oct 19 | Oct 23 |
| Orange Line: Single tracking, Cheverly to New Carrollton, 9:30 am - 3 pm only Silver Line: All trains run Ashburn to Downtown Largo, 9:30 am - 3 pm only | None | Thermite welding |
| Oct 31 | Nov 1 | Yellow Line: All trains run from Huntington to Mt Vernon Sq only Green Line: Single tracking Georgia Av to Fort Totten Orange Line: Single tracking, Ballston to West Falls Church Silver Lines: Single tracking, Ballston to McLean | None | Rail infrastructure improvements | |
| Nov 7 | Nov 8 |
| Yellow Line: All trains run from Huntington to Mt Vernon Sq only Green Line: Single tracking, Fort Totten to Hyattsville Crossing Silver Line: On Saturday, all trains run Ashburn to Downtown Largo only Blue Line: On Saturday, single tracking, Addison Rd to Downtown Largo | Rail infrastructure improvements | |
| Dec 16 | Dec 30 | Single tracking between U St and Georgia Av-Petworth - advisory | None | Repair or replacement of existing rail and fastening systems; renewal of communications and signaling systems; restoration of lighting infrastructure; repair of grout pads; concrete repair | |
| Dec 20 | Dec 30 | Orange and Silver lines: Single tracking between McPherson Sq and Smithsonian - advisory Blue Line: All trains run Franconia-Springfield to Foggy Bottom-GWU only | None | Repair or replacement of existing rail and fastening systems; renewal of communications and signaling systems; restoration of lighting infrastructure; repair of grout pads; concrete repair |