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Heads Up for Trackwork this weekend: “Buses replace trains on portions of Blue, Orange, and Silver lines”


Photo by Beau Finley

From WMATA:

“On Saturday March 8 and Sunday March 9, free shuttle buses will replace trains between Cheverly and Eastern Market on the Orange Line and Addison Road and Eastern Market on the Blue and Silver lines.

Potomac Avenue, Stadium-Armory, Benning Road, Minnesota Ave., Deanwood, and Capitol Heights stations will be closed as crews make repairs to aerial structures over the Anacostia River.

Service Information

Blue Line: Trains run every 12 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes after 9:30 p.m. between Franconia-Springfield to Federal Center SW. Customers should transfer to Orange or Silver Line trains to continue heading east of Federal Center SW.

Orange Line: Trains will run every 12 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes after 9:30 p.m. between Vienna and Eastern Market.

Trains will run every 10 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes after 9:30 p.m. between Cheverly and New Carrollton.

Silver Line: Trains will run every 12 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes after 9:30 p.m. between Ashburn and Eastern Market.

Trains will run every 10 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes after 9:30 p.m. between Addison Road and Downtown Largo.

Red Line: Normal Service

Yellow Line: Normal service

Green Line: Normal service”