Metrorail Track Work This Weekend: May 8-10, 2015

Reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of May 8-10 with track work and service adjustments on four of six rail lines.

This weekend, Red, Silver and Green line trains will operate at regular intervals. Orange, Blue and Yellow line trains will operate every 18 minutes with Yellow Line trains operating between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square only.

Red Line

Regular weekend service

Orange Line

Trains every 18 minutes

Orange Line trains will operate every 18 minutes throughout the weekend.

Orange Line trains will share one track between Stadium-Armory and Cheverly to allow for platform rehabilitation, joint elimination, grout pad replacement, track fastener and insulator renewal for a safer ride.

Silver Line

Regular weekend service

Blue Line

Trains every 18 minutes

Blue Line trains will operate every 18 minutes throughout the weekend.

Blue Line trains will share one track between Braddock Road and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to allow for joint elimination, track fastener and insulator renewal for a safer ride.

Yellow Line

Trains every 18 minutes

Yellow Line trains will operate every 18 minutes between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square only. Customers traveling to/from stations north of Mt. Vernon Square should use a Green Line train to complete your trip.

Yellow Line trains will share one track between Braddock Road and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to allow for joint elimination, track fastener and insulator renewal for a safer ride.

Green Line

Regular weekend service

Green Line trains will share one track between College Park and Greenbelt to allow for continued construction of our test track to accept Metro’s new fleet of 7000-series railcars.