Photo by Beau Finley

Photo by Beau Finley

Starting Friday, Metro’s scheduled weekend track work will include phases of the year-long SafeTrack plan. The first surge affects Orange and Silver Line trains, which will be single tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston from Saturday until June 16. Here’s a detailed map of what’s being impacted.

Riders can also use Metro’s trip planner for guidance—it’s been adjusted to account for maintenance delays. But if you’d like to ditch the rail system altogether, transit services like Uber, Lyft, and car2go are offering supplemental deals throughout the year.

As for this weekend, the Orange and Silver Lines will run every 18 minutes. Plus, the Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow Lines will operate every 8 to 18 minutes.

Also part of SafeTrack, Metrorail will close on midnight beginning on Friday.

Red Line

Trains every 8-16 minutes | 10:00 p.m. Friday until closing Sunday

Single tracking between Wheaton and Glenmont to allow for switch replacement.

Red Line trains will operate:

  • Between Shady Grove and Glenmont every 15 minutes.

  • Between Grosvenor and Silver Spring every 8-10 minutes from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Trains will operate every 20 minutes after 10:00 p.m.

Orange Line

Continuous single tracking, trains every 10-20 minutes

Single tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston for SafeTrack Surge #1. SafeTrack Surge #1 ends Friday, June 17

Orange Line trains will operate:

  • Between Vienna and New Carrollton every 18 minutes.

  • Between Clarendon and New Carrollton approximately every 10 minutes until 10:00 p.m.

Trains operate every 20 minutes after 10:00 p.m.

Silver Line

Continuous single tracking, trains every 18 minutes

Single tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston for SafeTrack Surge #1. SafeTrack Surge #1 ends Friday, June 17.

Trains operate every 20 minutes after 10:00 p.m.

Blue Line

Trains every 18 minutes | 7:00 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday

Blue Line trains will operate every 18 minutes to coordinate with revised train frequencies on the Orange, Silver, and Yellow lines.

Trains operate every 20 minutes after 10:00 p.m.

Yellow Line

Trains every 18 minutes Huntington to Mount Vernon Sq only | 7:00 .am. Saturday through closing Sunday

Yellow Line trains will operate every 18 minutes to coordinate with revised train frequencies on the Orange, Silver, and Blue lines.

All trains will operate to/from Mt. Vernon Sq rather than Fort Totten to coordinate with work on the Green Line. Customers traveling to/from stations north of Mt. Vernon Sq should use a Green Line train to complete their trip.

Trains operate every 20 minutes after 10:00 p.m.

Green Line

Trains every 18-20 minutes | 10:00 p.m. Friday through closing Sunday

Single tracking in two areas:

  • Between U Street and Georgia Avenue to allow for radio cable installation and rail maintenance.

  • Between Naylor Road and Branch Avenue to allow for switch replacement.

Trains operate every 20 minutes after 10:00 p.m.

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