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Red Line Delays

Friday, November 9, 2012

Red Line: Single Tracking, Special Schedule for Veterans Day

On Monday, Nov. 12, Metro trains will run on a Saturday schedule, and Metrobuses will run on a "Saturday Supplemental" schedule.

Red Line trains will single track this weekend between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights to allow for rail and fastener renewal, as well as for tunnel leak repairs, Metro reported on its website. "Throughout the weekend, trains will operate every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, additional trains will operate between Friendship Heights and Glenmont, resulting in service an average of every 10 minutes between those stations," Metro added. Metro advised passengers traveling through the work zone to allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time. Veterans Day information: On Monday, Nov. 12—Veterans Day, observed—Metro trains will run on a Saturday schedule. The system …

Friday, June 22, 2012

Metrorail News: Red Line Weekend Track Work

Additional trains will operate between Medical Center and Judiciary Square from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, providing service every 10 minutes between those stations, Metro reported.

From 10 p.m. on Friday through closing on Sunday, Red Line trains will single-track between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue for tie renewal work, and between Medical Center and Grosvenor for grout work and rail renewal, according to Metro's website. "Trains will operate every 20 minutes between Glenmont and Shady Grove throughout the weekend. Customers should allow 10 minutes of additional travel time," Metro reported. "Between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, additional trains will operate between Medical Center and Judiciary Square, providing service every 10 minutes between those stations," Metro added. For more information about track work on other lines this weekend, visit Metro's website.

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