UPDATE (2:10 p.m.): Residual delays around the station are now beginning to clear, as service returns to normal. more ›

Firefighters have responded to the scene of a large, two-alarm fire at the Takoma Elementary Recreation/Education Center, located at 7010 Piney Branch Road NW. Smoke and flames are reportedly shooting through the roof of the building. According to the fire department, there were no students inside the school where the fire broke out, as they are currently on winter break. No injuries have been reported to date. more ›

Metro has unveiled sketches of plans for new artwork to be installed at the Farragut West and Takoma stations. The Board of Directors approved the designs at their weekly meeting today. more ›

One press release we got from WMATA today that wasn't dated 2003 was the announcement that the Takoma Metro station will be open all day, from 5 a.m. to midnight, on both Thursday and Friday. There will, however, still be fewer and slower-moving trains on the Red Line for the next two days. Metro stopped short of promising that the end of the Red Line related to the ongoing NTSB investigation is nearly here, noting that it's still "unclear what the NTSB’s needs may be after Friday." So expect another update before the weekend starts. more ›

An unidentified passenger accidentally fell onto the tracks at Takoma Metro station just before 10 a.m. this morning, Metro spokesperson Steven Taubenkibel said. According to Metro, the passenger got up off the tracks and walked away, and did not receive medical attention as far as WMATA knows. WJLA has been reporting that the incident caused the station to close 15 minutes earlier than had been originally planned, but Taubenkibel says the fall happened at 9:57 a.m., making the scenario WJLA is reporting impossible. Metro says the station closed at 10 a.m., as planned. more ›

Metro will close the Takoma Metro station today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and again on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. as part of the ongoing NTSB investigation. From WMATA: "While the Takoma Metrorail station is closed, the Red Line will be divided into two segments, with trains running between the Glenmont and Silver Spring Metrorail stations, and between the Fort Totten and Shady Grove Metrorail stations. Shuttle buses will take riders around the accident investigation work, and make stops at the Fort Totten, Takoma and Silver Spring Metrorail stations."
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The Takoma Metro station will stay open all night, through 3 a.m. tonight, WMATA has announced, offering a brief reprieve from the ongoing 10 p.m. closures due to the investigation into the Red Line crash. No need to disembark from Red Line trains and avail yourselves of shuttle buses tonight, as the NTSB is taking a night off. The 10 p.m. closures will return again on Saturday night. more ›

WMATA says we should continue to expect the Takoma Metro station to close early, at 10 p.m., both tonight and Tuesday night. They've been issuing these warnings piece-meal as decisions are made, only giving us the status for the next couple of days at a time. Tuesday could be the last night of early closings due to the ongoing Red Line Crash investigation, or we could see another advisory on Tuesday for the rest of the week. We'll keep you posted. more ›

The Red Line may be running its entire route in both directions now, but the ongoing NTSB investigation continues to affect service near the crash site. Metro has announced that the Takoma Metro station will close at 10 p.m. tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday, and possibly more days later this week, to allow investigators access to the area. The station will reopen at 5 a.m. every morning, at its regular time. While the Takoma station is closed between 10 p.m. and midnight, the Red Line will run only from Glenmont to Silver Spring and then from Fort Totten to Shady Grove. Shuttle buses will take riders around the closed station.
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