WMATA has released a schedule for Independence Day — and it includes a change from what we first told you last week. Metro will open at 7 a.m. and close at 3 a.m. on Friday, July 4. This schedule is different from what was published on WMATA’s holiday schedule on their web site last week (it said it would close at midnight), but that schedule has since been updated.

Keep in mind though that on July 4, the Smithsonian station will be closed for security reasons, and bicycles will also be banned on the system all day.

There will also be changes in line routing for the entire day. The Yellow line will be shortened to run between the Franconia-Springfield and Mt. Vernon Square/7th Street-Convention Center.The best options for getting to the National Mall are going to be L’Enfant Plaza or Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter. The Blue line will only run between Huntington and Rosslyn. The Orange line will terminate at both the Largo Town Center and New Carrollton stations.

Trains on the Green line will also run more frequently, starting at 6 p.m. every other train will terminate at the Fort Totten station. On the Red line, every other train will turn back at Silver Spring.

Metro has also prepared a brochure you can print that shows you where security checkpoints will be, includes walking maps, and other Independence Day information.

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