Photo by tvolMetro’s scheduled weekend track maintenance, which includes ongoing track circuit repairs on the Red Line as a result of the June 22 crash, will continue to cause delays for Red and Orange Line riders this weekend.
Red Line: Remember that over the entire weekend, there will be no Red Line service at all at the Fort Totten station. Track circuit repairs in the area of the June 22 crash mean that Red Line trains will operate only between Shady Grove and Brookland-CUA and between Glenmont and Takoma, from 10 p.m. Friday, August 14, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, August 16. Shuttle buses will be on hand to take Red Line riders between Brookland-CUA, Fort Totten and Takoma.
Orange Line: Rail replacement work between Vienna/Fairfax-GMU and West Falls Church-VT/UVA will add up to 30 minute delays on the Orange line, as trains will share the same track between the two stations from 8 p.m., Friday, August 14, to closing (midnight) on Sunday, August 16.
In order to help keep things moving on Saturday and Sunday, every other Orange Line train heading in the direction of Vienna/Fairfax-GMU will terminate at West Falls Church-VT/UVA and return to New Carrollton.
