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From WMATA:

The ongoing effort to rebuild and upgrade the Metrorail system to provide safer and more reliable service will continue over the weekend of December 7-9 on all lines. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Sunday.

Red Line
• 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.

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.

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 operate 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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From WMATA:

The ongoing effort to rebuild and upgrade the Metrorail system to provide safer and more reliable service will continue over the weekend of November 30 through December 2 on the Red, Orange and Green lines. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Sunday.

There is no scheduled track work this weekend on the Blue or Yellow lines.

Red Line: Buses will replace Red Line trains between Fort Totten and Forest Glen to allow for platform reconstruction, signal testing, track maintenace and fiber-optic cable installation. Two stations — Silver Spring and Takoma — will be closed. Red Line trains will operate in two segments:
• Between Shady Grove and Fort Totten every 10 minutes between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., and at regular weekend intervals at other times
• Between Forest Glen and Glenmont every 20 minutes throughout the weekend

Customers traveling through the work zone should allow about 30 minutes of additional travel time.

Changes to last train times:
• On Friday and Saturday nights, the last Red Line train from Glenmont will depart at 2:05 a.m., 32 minutes earlier than normal, to allow for bus connections. The last train from Fort Totten to Shady Grove will depart at 2:50 a.m., stopping at Metro Center at 3:06 a.m. and arriving at Shady Grove at 3:40 a.m.
• On Sunday night, the last Red Line train from Glenmont will depart at 11:05 p.m., 32 minutes earlier than normal. The last train from Fort Totten to Shady Grove will depart at 11:50 p.m., stopping at Metro Center at 12:06 a.m. and arriving at Shady Grove at 12:40 a.m.

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. Blue Line service will operate at regular weekend intervals, providing more frequent service through the downtown core.

Green Line: Trains will single track between Greenbelt and College Park to allow for construction associated with a new track to test 7000-series railcars. Every other train will originate/terminate at College Park, rather than Greenbelt. Green Line trains will operate normally, at regular weekend intervals, between College Park and Branch Avenue. Customers traveling to or from Greenbelt Station only should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time.

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From WMATA:

The ongoing effort to rebuild and upgrade the Metrorail system to provide safer and more reliable service will continue over the weekend of November 16-18 on the Red, Orange, Blue and Yellow lines.

Red Line
• Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Sunday, Red Line trains will single track between Takoma and Forest Glen to allow for platform reconstruction, fiber-optic cable installation and rail improvements.
• Throughout the weekend, trains will operate every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont.
• On Saturday and Sunday, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day, additional trains will operate between Shady Grove and Fort Totten, resulting in service about every 10 minutes between those stations.
• Customers traveling through the work zone should allow about 15 minutes of additional travel time.

Orange Line
• On Friday night and Sunday only, Orange Line trains will single track between East Falls Church and West Falls Church to allow for testing associated with the Silver Line extension.
• From 10 p.m. Friday through system closing and all day on Sunday, Orange Line trains will operate every 20 minutes between Vienna and New Carrollton. Customers should allow about 15 minutes of additional travel time.
• On Saturday, Orange Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals.

Blue Line
• Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Sunday, Blue Line trains will single track between Stadium-Armory and Addison Road to allow for repairs to the floating concrete slabs beneath the rails.
• In addition, on Saturday only, Blue Line trains will single track between Pentagon City and Reagan National Airport to allow for rail and fastener renewal.
• On Friday night and Sunday, Blue Line trains will operate every 20 minutes. On Saturday, trains will operate every 24 minutes.
• Customers should allow 15-20 minutes of additional travel time.

Yellow Line
• On Saturday only, Yellow Line trains will single track between Pentagon City and Reagan National Airport to allow for rail and fastener renewal.
• Throughout the day, Yellow Line trains will operate every 24 minutes between Huntington and Mount Vernon Square. Customers should allow 15-20 minutes of additional travel time.
• On Friday night and all day Sunday, Yellow Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Huntington and Fort Totten.

From WMATA:

Metro today began accepting online orders for its commemorative 2013 Inaugural SmarTrip cards. Featuring an image of President Barack Obama, the reusable plastic card comes pre-loaded with a One-Day Pass that provides unlimited travel on Metrorail on the day it is first used. Each commemorative card costs $15, which is only $1 more than the cost of a one-day paper pass and $4 less than the cost of purchasing a SmarTrip® card and One-Day Pass separately. As an added bonus, the commemorative SmarTrip® can be used as a “flash pass” for unlimited Metrobus travel on Inauguration Day, January 21.

On Inauguration Day:

Metrorail will open at 4 a.m. and close at 2 a.m.

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From WMATA:

The ongoing effort to rebuild and upgrade the Metrorail system to provide safer and more reliable service will continue over Veterans’ Day weekend, November 9-12, on the Red, Orange and Green lines. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Veterans’ Day, Monday, November 12.

There is no scheduled track work this weekend on the Blue or Yellow lines.

On Veterans’ Day, Monday, November 12, Metrorail service will operate on a Saturday schedule. The system will open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight. Metrobus service will operate on a “Saturday Supplemental” schedule; customers should check timetables for details.

Red Line: Trains will single track between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights to allow for rail and fastener renewal, as well as tunnel leak repairs. Throughout the weekend, trains will operate every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, additional trains will operate between Friendship Heights and Glenmont, resulting in service an average of every 10 minutes between those stations. Customers traveling through the work zone should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time.

Orange Line: Buses will replace Orange Line trains between East Falls Church and Clarendon as Metro replaces track switches outside Ballston Station. In addition, trains will single track between Vienna and East Falls Church to allow for testing associated with the Silver Line extension project.

As a result, two stations — Ballston and Virginia Square — will be closed. Free shuttle bus service will operate between East Falls Church and Clarendon, making intermediate station stops.

Throughout the weekend, Orange Line trains will operate in two segments:
• Between Clarendon and New Carrollton at regular weekend service intervals
• Between Vienna and East Falls Church every 24 minutes

Customers traveling through the work zone via shuttle bus service should allow about 30 minutes of additional travel time. Customers traveling to/from stations west of East Falls Church should allow up to 45 minutes of additional travel time (30 minutes for shuttle bus service plus up to 15 minutes due to single tracking).

Green Line: Trains will single track between Greenbelt and College Park to allow for construction associated with a new track to test 7000-series railcars. Every other train will originate/terminate at College Park, rather than Greenbelt. Green Line trains will operate normally, at regular weekend intervals, between College Park and Branch Avenue. Customers traveling to or from Greenbelt Station only should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time.

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Dear PoPville,

Am I the only one that notices the perpetual problem with metro operators closing the first car doors before everyone on the platform has a chance to enter?

I’ve seen this everywhere, but it’s a total epidemic at L’Enfant Plaza (which I know best because I commute to/from there daily). Obviously it’s crowded there at rush hour, but I’ve seen the doors close before all passengers even have a chance to exit, and if they’re lucky maybe 1 or 2 people board before the doors shut. I understand the need to do this when a train is full and another is right behind it, but this happens all. the. time. In fact, I just missed a practically empty train midday when the doors shut after about 5 people exited and maybe 3 had boarded.

What gives? Is there some logical explanation I’m just overlooking? Aside from going to the front of the platform or shoving fellow passengers aside, anyone have any tips to avoid being snubbed by prematurely closing metro doors?

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From WMATA:

The ongoing effort to rebuild and upgrade the Metrorail system to provide safer and more reliable service will continue over the weekend of November 2-4, 2012, on the Orange, Blue and Red lines. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Sunday.

There is no scheduled work this weekend on the Green or Yellow lines.

Blue & Orange Lines

Buses will replace Orange Line trains between Foggy Bottom and Court House and Blue Line trains between Foggy Bottom and Pentagon to allow for tie and insulator renewal, joint and fastener renewal, tunnel leak repair, station sign installation and fiber-optic cable work. Two stations — Rosslyn and Arlington Cemetery — will be closed.

Throughout the weekend, Orange Line trains will operate in two segments:

Between Vienna and Court House at regular weekend intervals
Between Foggy Bottom and New Carrollton at regular weekend intervals

Blue Line trains will operate in two segments:

Between Franconia-Springfield and Mount Vernon Square at regular weekend intervals
Between Foggy Bottom and Largo Town Center at regular weekend intervals

Free shuttle buses will operate on three routes:

Orange Line Shuttle: Between Court House, Rosslyn and Foggy Bottom in a continuous loop at all hours the Metrorail system is open.
Blue Line Shuttle: Between Foggy Bottom, Arlington Cemetery and Pentagon in a continuous loop at all hours the Metrorail system is open.
Virginia Shuttle: Between Court House, Rosslyn and Pentagon every 15 minutes Saturday and Sunday only until midnight each day. (No Arlington Cemetery stop.)

Red Line

Red Line trains will single track through two work zones:

Between Twinbrook and Grosvenor to allow for platform reconstruction.
Between Forest Glen and Takoma to allow for platform reconstruction, track maintenance and fiber-optic cable installation.

Throughout the weekend, trains between Shady Grove and Glenmont will operate every 24 minutes. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, additional trains will operate between Grosvenor and Fort Totten resulting in service every 10-12 minutes between those stations. Customers traveling through the work zones should allow 15 minutes of additional travel time.

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From WMATA:

The ongoing effort to rebuild and upgrade the Metrorail system to provide safer and more reliable service will continue over the weekend of October 26-28, 2012, on the Red, Orange, Blue and Green lines. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Sunday.

Red Line trains will single track through two work zones:
• Between Twinbrook and Grosvenor to allow for platform reconstruction.
• Between Forest Glen and Takoma to allow for platform reconstruction, track maintenance and fiber-optic cable installation.

Throughout the weekend, trains between Shady Grove and Glenmont will operate every 24 minutes. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, additional trains will operate between Grosvenor and Fort Totten resulting in service every 10-12 minutes between those stations. Customers traveling through the work zones should allow 15 minutes of additional travel time.

Orange Line trains will single track between Stadium-Armory and Cheverly to allow for platform reconstruction. Throughout the weekend, Orange Line trains will operate every 20 minutes. Customers should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time.

On Saturday only, Blue Line trains will single track between Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street to allow for rail joint elimination for a smoother ride. Blue Line trains will operate every 20 minutes. Customers should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time. On Sunday, Blue Line service will operate on a regular weekend schedule.

Green Line trains will single track between Greenbelt and College Park to allow for construction associated with a new track to test 7000-series railcars. Every other train will originate/terminate at College Park, rather than Greenbelt. Green Line trains will operate normally, at regular weekend intervals, between College Park and Branch Avenue. Customers traveling to or from Greenbelt Station only should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time.