Photo by Jordan Barab

This weekend, expect Metrorail delays on all six lines, including work that is part of Metro’s SafeTrack plan.

In addition to the system closing at midnight every day of the week, WMATA has planned 15 “surges” of extended maintenance work over the course of the next year—the first of which is affecting Orange and Silver Line trains. On Monday—SafeTrack’s first weekday operation—Metro was “pretty much at the maximum of what we could move” on those lines, General Manager Paul Wiedefeld said that afternoon. Since then, roads have been especially congested and buses have been experiencing delays to boot.

SafeTrack’s first surge will continue this weekend (an on through June 16) with continuous single tracking on Orange and Silver Line trains, which are running every 18 minutes. Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow Line trains will run anywhere from 12 to 20 minutes until 10 p.m., at which time all trains will operate every 20 minutes.

As the region comes together to deal with it all, local governments, regional organizations, and private transit companies are trying to offer relief.

Red Line

Trains every 12-20 minutes | 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday

Single tracking between Silver Spring and Glenmont to allow for switch replacement.

Red Line trains will operate:

• Between Shady Grove and Silver Spring every 12-15 minutes.
• Between Silver Spring and Glenmont every 20 minutes.

Orange Line

Continuous single tracking, trains every 18 minutes

Single tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston for SafeTrack Surge #1. SafeTrack Surge #1 runs through system closing Thursday, June 16.

Orange Line trains will operate between Vienna and New Carrollton every 18 minutes.

Silver Line

Continuous single tracking, trains every 18 minutes

Single tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston for SafeTrack Surge #1. SafeTrack Surge #1 runs through system closing Thursday, June 16.

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.

Yellow Line

Trains every 18 minutes Huntington to Mt. Vernon Square only | 7:00 a.m. 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 Square should use a Green Line train to complete their trip.

Green Line

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

Single tracking between U Street and Georgia Avenue to allow for radio cable installation and rail maintenance.