Photo by Beau Finley

SafeTrack technically hasn’t started back up yet, but the Foggy Bottom and Farragut West stations will nonetheless be closed this weekend and Metrorail maintenance work will impact all six lines.

Free shuttle buses will replace Orange and Blue Line trains between Rosslyn and McPherson Square, making stops at the shuttered stations. Meanwhile, Yellow and Green Line trans will operate at regular weekend intervals, but with single tracking. Red Line trains will operate every 9 to 18 minutes, and Silver Line trains will run every 15 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only.

But before these delays begin, Metro will see periods of increased service on Friday for the annual March for Life. During the midday—between rush hour services—Metrorail will operate about every 8 minutes on each line. That will put service at every 2 to 4 minutes downtown. The transit system is also running more 8-car trains (the longest train length possible), and there will be no midday track work on Friday.

The march will have a reverse effect on Metrobus. Since it will shut down Constitution Avenue between First Street NE and 17th Street NW, several bus routes will either detour or have shortened routes.

Things won’t be better the following weekend, when six downtown stations will be closed.

Red Line

Trains every 9-18 minutes | 10:00 p.m. Friday until closing Sunday

Single tracking between Medical Center & Grosvenor to allow for joint elimination, grout pad rehabilitation, leak mitigation and rail, fastener & stud renewal.

Red Line trains will operate:

• Between Shady Grove & Glenmont: every 18 minutes.
• Between Farragut North & Silver Spring: every 9-10 minutes between 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

Orange Line

Buses replace trains between Rosslyn & McPherson Square | 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday

Orange Line trains will operate in two segments:

• Between Vienna & Rosslyn every 15 minutes
• Between McPherson Square & New Carrollton every 15 minutes

Foggy Bottom and Farragut West stations will be closed.

Free shuttle buses replace train service between Rosslyn and McPherson Square with intermediate stops at Foggy Bottom and Farragut West. Please add 12-15 minutes of travel time for each station stop.

Work performed: Fasteners, stud and rail renewal, grout pad rehabilitation, emergency call box replacement, communication cable installation and ceiling tile replacement.

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

Trains every 15 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East & Ballston only | 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday

Silver Line trains will operate every 15 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

Buses replace trains between Rosslyn & McPherson Square | 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday.

Blue Line trains will operate in two segments:

Between Franconia-Springfield & Rosslyn every 15 minutes
Between McPherson Square & Largo Town Center every 15 minutes

Foggy Bottom and Farragut West stations will be closed.

Free shuttle buses replace train service between Rosslyn and McPherson Square with intermediate stops at Foggy Bottom and Farragut West. Please add 12-15 minutes of travel time for each station stop.

Work performed: Fasteners, stud and rail renewal, grout pad rehabilitation, emergency call box replacement, communication cable installation and ceiling tile replacement.

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.

Yellow Line

Regular weekend service between Huntington and Fort Totten

Friday and Saturday 8:00 p.m. through close, single tracking between Mt. Vernon Square & U Street to allow for communication cable installation

Green Line

Regular weekend service

Friday and Saturday 8:00 p.m. through close, single tracking between Mt. Vernon Square & U Street to allow for communication cable installation.