“Map includes National Airport station closures (only on March 7-8, May 9-10, and May 16-17).”
Do note the official name used in the WMATA release below…
From WMATA:
“Crystal City Entrance Construction: Spring 2026 Weekend Closures
Highlights
Trains will not operate between Pentagon City and National Airport for ten impacted weekends in spring 2026. For three of those weekends, trains will not operate between Pentagon City and Potomac Yard.
Crystal City station will be closed for all ten impacted weekends.
In addition, National Airport station will also be closed for three of those impacted weekends.
Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Pentagon City and National Airport stations, with the shuttle extending to service Potomac Yard for the three weekends that National Airport station is closed.
Beginning the weekend of Feb. 14, 2026,
Metro will close Crystal City station during certain weekends through June 2026. The closures are necessary for passenger and crew safety during construction of a second entrance at Crystal City in collaboration with Arlington County. The second entrance is expected to open in spring 2027 and will improve accessibility, transfers, and rider distribution.
Service Information
For the following dates, there will be no rail service between Pentagon City and National Airport stations. Some closures include three-day holiday weekend impacts or extend to include National Airport station. Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Pentagon City and National Airport (or Potomac Yard) stations during the closures.
Crystal City station will be closed:
Feb. 14-16, 2026 (three-day closure)
Feb. 21-22, 2026
Feb. 28-March 1, 2026
March 7-8, 2026
May 9-10, 2026
May 16-17, 2026
May 30-31, 2026
June 6-7, 2026
June 13-14, 2026
June 19-21, 2026 (three-day closure)
National Airport station will also be closed, and shuttles will extend to Potomac Yard:
March 7-8, 2026
May 9-10, 2026
May 16-17, 2026
Outside of the closed station(s), Blue and Yellow Line trains will operate approximately every 12 minutes. Blue Line trains will operate in two segments, between Franconia-Springfield and National Airport (or Potomac Yard) and between Pentagon City and Eastern Market. Yellow Line trains will operate in two segments, between Huntington and National Airport (or Potomac Yard) and between Pentagon City and Mt. Vernon Square or Greenbelt.”
