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Weekend Metro Work: Dec. 7 to 9

Single tracking planned Friday through Sunday on the Orange Line.

Taking the Metro to get around this weekend? Trains will single track between East and West Falls Church starting Friday night through the system's closing Sunday.

The work, for Metro's new Silver Line, will add about 15 minutes to Orange Line trips, Metro said.

Other planned work, according to Metro's news release, includes (all work takes place between 10 p.m. Friday and closing Sunday unless otherwise noted):

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  Orange Line

  • Orange Line trains will single track between Stadium-Armory and Cheverly to allow for platform reconstruction, and between East Falls Church and West Falls Church for work associated with the Silver Line extension project.
  • Throughout the weekend, trains will operate every 24 minutes between Vienna and New Carrollton.
  • Customers using Orange Line trains should allow 15 minutes of additional travel time.

Red Line

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  • Free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Fort Totten and Glenmont to allow for track renewal, signal improvements, platform reconstruction and fiber optic cable installation.
  • Five stations -- Takoma, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont -- will be closed.
  • Red Line trains will operate between Fort Totten and Shady Grove every 10 minutes between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and every 15 minutes at other times.
  • Customers traveling through the work zone via shuttle bus should allow 50-60 minutes of additional travel time.

Green Line

  • Free shuttle buses will replace Green Line trains between Archives and Waterfront to allow for switch replacement near L'Enfant Plaza, as well as tie replacement and fiber optic cable installation.
  • There will be no Green Line service at L'Enfant Plaza.
  • Green Line trains will operate in two segments:
    • Between Greenbelt and Archives every 10 minutes between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., and at regular weekend intervals at other times.
    • Between Waterfront and Branch Avenue at regular weekend intervals.
  • Shuttle bus service will operate between Archives, L'Enfant Plaza and Waterfront stations throughout the weekend. Customers using shuttle bus service should add 20 minutes to their travel time.
  • The last Green Line train from Greenbelt to Archives will operate 20 minutes earlier than normal on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Yellow Line

  • There will be no Yellow Line service this weekend between Fort Totten and Archives due to bridge work on the Yellow Line bridge over the Potomac River--including the structure's annual inspection--as well as switch replacement outside L'Enfant Plaza.
  • Instead, Yellow Line trains will operate via the Blue Line (through the Rosslyn tunnel) between Huntington and Eastern Market stations. Trains will operate every 24 minutes; Blue Line trains will provide additional service.
  • Customers traveling to or from Yellow Line stations from Fort Totten to Archives should use Green Line trains to complete their trip. If traveling to or from Yellow Line stations in Virginia, consider transferring between Gallery Place and Metro Center using a Red Line train. At Metro Center, Yellow Line trains will arrive on the lower level. (Example: A customer traveling between Georgia Ave-Petworth and Pentagon City would take a Green Line to Gallery Place, transfer to a Red Line train to Metro Center, and then transfer to a Yellow or Blue line train to Pentagon City.)
  • There will be no shuttle bus service between L'Enfant Plaza and Pentagon stations. Customers should use Yellow or Blue line trains, via Rosslyn, for travel between these stations. Plan about 15-20 minutes of additional travel time.
  • At L'Enfant Plaza, Yellow Line trains will arrive on the lower level.
  • The last Yellow Line train from Huntington to Eastern Market will operate 10 minutes earlier than normal on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Blue Line

  • Blue Line trains will single track between Stadium-Armory and Addison Road to allow for repairs to the floating concrete slabs beneath the rails.
  • Throughout the weekend, trains will opeate every 24 minutes between Franconia-Springfield and Largo Town Center.
  • Customers using Blue Line trains should allow 15 minutes of additional travel time.
  • Note: This weekend, Yellow Line trains will operate via the Blue Line between King Street and Eastern Market stations, providing additional service frequency between these stations.


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