Two trains on Metro’s Red Line bumped into each other this afternoon at the Woodley Park-National Zoo station.
The AP reports:
Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said the accident occured at 12:49 p.m., when a train servicing the Woodley Park station, headed in the direction of Shady Grove and was bumped from behind by an empty train. D.C. Fire Department spokesman Alan Etter said emergency crews are headed to the scene.
Due to the mishap, the Red Line is closed between the Van Ness-UDC and Dupont Circle stations. Shuttle bus service is provided between Dupont Circle and Van Ness-UDC.
>>UPDATE: 4 people injured … trains have significant damage, one train car is on top of another in the underground station “accordioned together, like ‘sardines in a can'”… an empty train apparently rolled backwards into a train at the Woodley Park uptown platform … passengers initially thought it was terrorist attack … [Post]
How to navigate around the mess: Going to Tenleytown or farther north on the Red Line? Consider taking the 30-series buses through Georgetown. They can be picked up in the Farragut Square area on I Street. Or take the H-buses from Columbia Heights on the Green Line across town to Van Ness or Tenleytown. Or take the N-buses up Massachusetts and Western avenues to Friendship Heights from Dupont Circle or downtown.
>> DCist on how to navigate around metrorail troubles.
