This Weekend’s Metro Track Work – trains will operate every 24 minutes except for Red (10-20 minutes)
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From WMATA:
“Reconstruction of the Metrorail system will continue over the weekend of January 23-25, 2015 with service adjustments on all six rail lines.
This weekend, Orange, Silver, Blue, Yellow and Green line trains will operate every 24 minutes. Red Line trains will run every 10-20 minutes.
Red Line
Trains every 10-20 minutes
From 10 p.m. Friday through closing Sunday, Red Line trains will operate every 20 minutes between Shady Grove & Glenmont.
On Saturday and Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., additional trains will run between Shady Grove & Judiciary Square, resulting in service every 10 to 12 minutes between these stations.
Work Performed: Joint elimination, bridge repair, track, fastener and insulator renewal for a safer ride between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue.
Orange Line
Trains every 24 minutes
Orange Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend.
Work Performed: Emergency call box and cable rehabilitation for a safer ride between Foggy Bottom and Clarendon.
Silver Line
Trains every 24 minutes
Silver Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend.
Work Performed: Emergency call box and cable rehabilitation for a safer ride between Foggy Bottom and Clarendon.
Blue Line
Trains every 24 minutes
Blue Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend.
Work Performed: Emergency call box and cable rehabilitation for a safer ride between Foggy Bottom and Arlington Cemetery.
Yellow Line
Trains every 24 minutes (Huntington to Fort Totten)
Yellow Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend to coordinate train schedules with rebuilding on other lines.
Green Line
Trains every 24 minutes
Green Line trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend.
Work Performed: Joint elimination, track, fastener and insulator renewal for a safer ride between L’Enfant Plaza and Navy Yard-Ballpark.”
