Presidents Day Work To Cause Metro Delays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro is conducting significant track work during the Presidents Day weekend, closing two stations and causing significant delays. Metro will be doing track work on the blue, orange...
View ArticleMetro Maintenance Affecting All Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Weekend maintenance work is affecting portions of every Metro line. Metro is working on various parts of the system this weekend: upgrading rail, installing communication cables to...
View ArticleMetro Plans Blue Line Improvements This Weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro has announced temporary service changes on the Blue Line this weekend to allow Virginia officials to work on the Telegraph Road bridge near King Street station. The agency says...
View ArticleMetro Restores Service On Part Of Yellow/Blue Line
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro has restored train service on the yellow and blue line between Reagan National Airport and Braddock Road. Service in the area was temporarily halted Monday morning due to...
View ArticleMetro Maintenance To Cause Delays On 4 Of 5 Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maintenance work will affect four of Metro’s five lines this weekend. Metro will be conducting inspections of the yellow line bridge over the Potomac River, so no trains will be...
View ArticleDelays Expected On Metro’s Blue, Yellow Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro is warning riders to expect delays on the blue and yellow lines due to a cracked rail near the Pentagon station. The transit agency says trains were sharing a single track early...
View Article2 Metro Red Line Stations Closed For Weekend Work
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two stations on Metro’s red line are closed this weekend for maintenance work, and customers will have to take shuttle buses to travel through the affected stations. Metro says...
View ArticleMetro Blue And Red Lines Affected By Weekend Work
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro is suspending red line train service to three stations for weekend track work as well as service to one station on the blue line. Metro says that beginning Friday night and...
View ArticleMetro Train Single Wheel Set Derails; No Injuries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say a single wheel set on a Metro train has derailed outside Rosslyn, Va.. There were no injuries and the train has been evacuated. A Metro spokesman says it happened about...
View ArticleMetro Service Restored After Minor Derailment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says service has returned to normal on the orange and blue lines following a minor derailment near the Rosslyn Station in northern Virginia. The transit agency says one set of...
View ArticleMetro Plans Weekend Track Work On 3 Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro is planning weekend track work on the red, orange and blue lines, leading to delays of up to 20 minutes. Metro says that beginning Friday at 10 p.m., red line trains will share...
View ArticleMetro Work To Affect 4 Lines Over Weekend
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says buses will replace trains on parts of the blue and red lines this weekend. Metro says two red line stations, Medical Center and Bethesda, will be closed. Free shuttle buses...
View ArticleMetro Project To Replace 3 Escalators Begins
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says it is starting to replace three elevators at the Pentagon station on the yellow and blue line. Metro says the replacement project begins Monday. Three of the six escalators...
View ArticleMetro Delays Expected On Blue And Orange Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro riders traveling on the orange and blue lines this weekend can expect longer wait times because of improvement work being done on the system. Metro says beginning at 10 p.m....
View ArticleMetro: Longer Waits For Weekend Trains On 3 Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says some travelers will wait longer than usual for trains this weekend because of track work. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through closing on Sunday,...
View ArticleBuses To Replace Trains On Section Of Blue Line
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says free shuttle buses will replace trains on a section of the blue line this weekend, and some passengers on other lines will wait longer for trains. Metro says that beginning...
View ArticleMetro: Weekend Work To Affect 3 Of 5 Lines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro says riders on the orange, blue and red lines may experience delays this weekend because of work going on. Metro says beginning Friday at 10 p.m. and continuing through closing...
View ArticleMetro Calls For Service Cuts To Add More Blue Line Trains
WASHINGTON (AP) — Metro is proposing cutting service on four rail lines so that it can add more trains and reduce wait times on the crowded blue line. Under the proposal, riders on the blue line would...
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