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The shortest wait times on Metrorail this weekend will be along the Silver Line, which will run trains every 10 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston stations.
Meanwhile, SafeTrack’s 10th surge has shut down Brookland and Rhode Island Avenue stations. This means that the Red Line trains are running two segments—between Glenmont and Fort Totten every 15 minutes and between Shady Grove and NoMa-Gallaudet every 12 to 15 minutes. Metro is providing shuttle buses between NoMa-Gallaudet U and Fort Totten that make stops at the shuttered stations.
The rest of the system will run even slower—Orange, Blue, Yellow, and Green Line trains will operate every 20 minutes due to cable installations and other maintenance work.
Red Line
Free shuttle buses replace trains between NoMa-Gallaudet U & Fort Totten | 7 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday
SafeTrack Surge 10 Line segment shutdown between NoMa-Gallaudet U & Fort Totten continues through Tuesday, November 22, 2016.
Red Line trains will operate:
- Between Shady Grove & NoMa-Gallaudet every 12-15 minutes with additional trains between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
- Between Fort Totten & Glenmont every 15 minutes.
Brookland and Rhode Island Avenue stations will be closed. Additionally, there is no public parking at the Rhode Island Avenue garage during Surge 10.
Last train times
To allow for shuttle bus connections, the last train will depart Glenmont at 11:02 p.m. (35 minutes earlier than normal) and Shady Grove at 11:30 p.m. (no change)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.
Orange Line
Trains every 20 minutes | 10 p.m. Friday through closing Sunday
Single tracking between McPherson Square & Smithsonian to allow for communication cable installation, emergency call box and blue light replacement.
Silver Line
Trains every 10 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East & Ballston only | 10 p.m. Saturday through closing Sunday
Silver Line trains will operate every 10 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only. Customers traveling to/from other stations should use Orange and/or Blue line trains to complete their trip. At Ballston, transfer between Silver and Orange line trains on the same platform.
Blue Line
Trains every 20 minutes | 10 p.m. Friday through closing Sunday
Single tracking between McPherson Square & Smithsonian to allow for communication cable installation, emergency call box and blue light replacement.
Yellow Line
Trains every 20 minutes – Huntington to Greenbelt | 7 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday
Single tracking between Mt. Vernon Square & U Street to allow for communication cable replacement.
Green Line
Trains every 20 minutes | 7 a.m. Saturday through closing Sunday
Single tracking between Mt. Vernon Square & U Street to allow for communication cable replacement.
On Sunday, November 6 from opening until approximately 2 p.m., Green Line trains will operate in two segments to accommodate an emergency response drill at Southern Avenue station:
- between Branch Avenue and Congress Heights
- between Greenbelt and Congress Heights
Customers will need to transfer at Congress Heights to continue their trip.
