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Metro’s year-long maintenance program begins another surge next week with repairs that has the general manager asking Blue and Yellow line riders to avoid the system. But for now, Safetrack’s second surge is still bifurcating the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines. This weekend, riders on these lines can catch free shuttle buses between the Eastern Market and Minnesota Avenue/Benning Road stations. There’s no scheduled weekend track work on the Red, Yellow, and Green Lines, however, all lines will operate every 20 minutes after 10 p.m.

As for Monday, Independence Day, Metrorail will be open from 7 a.m. until midnight with “near rush-hour service levels” before and after the fireworks on the National Mall. The Smithsonian Station will be open all day, but the Mall entrance will become “entry-only” after 9:30 p.m. There’s no scheduled track work, and riders will pay off-peak fares for the entire day.

Red Line

Regular weekend service

Orange Line

Buses replace trains between Eastern Market and Minnesota Avenue | 7:00 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday

SafeTrack Surge #2 line segment shutdown between Eastern Market & Minnesota Ave through system closing Sunday, July 3.

Orange Line trains will operate:

Between Vienna & Eastern Market: trains every 15 minutes

Between Minnesota Avenue & New Carrollton: trains every 15 minutes

From 7:00 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday, buses will replace Orange Line trains between Eastern Market and Minnesota Avenue stations. During this time, Potomac Avenue and Stadium-Armory stations will be closed. Please allow additional time for shuttle bus service.

Free shuttle bus service will operate between Eastern Market and Minnesota Avenue, making intermediate stops at Potomac Avenue and Stadium-Armory. Please allow 15 minutes of travel time for each station stop.

Last Train Times: The last Orange Line train of the night from New Carrollton will depart 30 minutes earlier than normal to allow for shuttle bus connections. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, the last train will depart New Carrollton at 11:06 p.m.

Tap your SmarTrip card each time you enter and exit the Metrorail system. Riders traveling through the work zone will be charged for a single, continuous trip.

Silver Line

Buses replace trains between Eastern Market and Benning Road | 7:00 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday

SafeTrack Surge #2 line segment shutdown between Eastern Market and Benning Road runs through system closing Sunday, July 3.

Silver Line trains will operate:

• Between Wiehle-Reston East and Eastern Market: trains every 15 minutes
• Between Benning Road and Largo Town Center: trains every 15 minutes

From 7:00 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday, buses will replace Silver Line trains between Eastern Market and Benning Road stations. During this time, Potomac Avenue and Stadium-Armory stations will be closed. Please allow additional time for shuttle bus service.

Free shuttle bus service will operate between Eastern Market and Benning Road stations with intermediate stops at Stadium-Armory and Potomac Avenue. Please add up to 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.

Last Train Times: The last train of the night from Largo Town Center will depart 30 minutes earlier than normal to allow for shuttle bus connections. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, the last train will leave Largo Town Center at 10:53 p.m.

Tap your SmarTrip card each time you enter and exit the Metrorail system. Riders traveling through the work zone will be charged for a single, continuous trip.

Blue Line

Blue Line trains operate between Franconia-Springfield and Arlington Cemetery/Pentagon only | 7:00 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday

SafeTrack Surge #2 Line segment shutdown between Eastern Market and Benning Road through system closing Sunday, July 3.

At-a-glance weekend service in Northern Virginia/DC during SafeTrack Surge #2:
Saturday and Sunday, 7am-10pm
Blue Line: Franconia-Arlington Cemetery, every 12-15 minutes
Saturday and Sunday, 10pm-close
Blue Line: Franconia-Pentagon, every 20 minutes

• Passengers traveling to stations between Rosslyn and Eastern Market should transfer to a Yellow Line train prior to Pentagon, ride to L’Enfant Plaza, then transfer to Orange or Silver Line trains.
• NO rail or bus service is provided between Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn.
• Silver Line trains provide service between Benning Rd, Capitol Heights, Addison Rd, Morgan Blvd and Largo Town Center stations.

Yellow Line

Regular weekend service between Huntington & Fort Totten

At-a-glance weekend service in Northern Virginia/DC during SafeTrack Surge #2:
Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
Yellow Line: Huntington-Fort Totten, every 12-15 minutes
Yellow Rush+: no service

Saturday and Sunday, 10pm-close
Yellow Line: Huntington-Fort Totten, every 20 minutes
Yellow Rush+: no service

Green Line

Regular weekend service