The Pentagon Metrorail station was closed at 2:42 p.m. this afternoon to allow officials to investigate a report of a suspicious package at the station. Trains are not passing through the station. Instead, Blue and Yellow Line stations are turning back at the stations on each side of the Pentagon Metrorail station–at Pentagon City Metrorail station and Arlington Cemetery Metrorail station. Officials have requested shuttle buses at those stations to move customers around the incident. The first shuttle buses are not expected to be on scene until close to 3:30 p.m.
We’ll update with more info when it’s available.
UPDATE 4:12 p.m.: The police situation at the Pentagon station has been resolved, but Metro is advising to expect residual delays on the Yellow and Blue lines.
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