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Heads Up: Buses replace trains on part of the Red Line this Weekend


Photo by Bekah Richards

From WMATA:

“On Saturday and Sunday, the Red Line will operate in two segments between Shady Grove and Medical Center and between Van Ness and Glenmont due to track maintenance.

Shuttle buses replace trains between Medical Center and Van Ness.

Crews will be working to replace the switch machines in the interlocking where trains are able to cross between separate tracks.

Service Information

Red Line: Trains will run every 8 minutes during the day and every 10 minutes after 9:30 p.m. between Shady Grove and Medical Center.

Trains will run every 8 minutes during the day and every 10 minutes after 9:30 p.m. between Van Ness and Glenmont. Trains will be single tracking at Van Ness only.

Yellow Line: Normal service

Blue Line: Normal service

Green Line: Normal service

Orange Line: Normal service

Silver Line: Normal service”