Photo by Elvert Barnes

Metro is substituting buses for trains on several lines this weekend, and trains will run between 10 to 24 minutes due to maintenance work.

Maintenance crews will be working on the lower level platform at L’Enfant Plaza, which means no Blue or Orange Line service at the downtown station. Instead, Metro says riders can take free shuttle buses between Smithsonian and Federal Center SW stations, tacking on an extra 10 to 20 minutes to their travel plans.

And on the Red Line, buses will replace train service between Silver Spring and Forest Glenn stations, which will set passengers back about 10 minutes, according to Metro.

Across the system, track work is taking place on the Red, Orange, and Silver Lines, in addition to the Yellow and Blue Lines, which will run every 15 to 24 minutes due to SafeTrack’s 13th surge beginning Saturday.

Green Line passengers will be the only riders not affected by maintenance work, and the line will run on a regular weekend schedule.

Red Line

Free shuttle buses replace trains between Forest Glen and Silver Spring

On Saturday and Sunday, Red Line trains will operate:

• Every 15 minutes between Forest Glen & Glenmont.
• Every 10 minutes between Shady Grove & Silver Spring.
• Free shuttle buses replace train service between Forest Glen and Silver Spring. Please add 10 minutes of travel time through this zone.
• 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.

Work performed: Track maintenance, fastener & tie renewal and joint elimination.

Orange Line

Free shuttle buses replace trains between Smithsonian and Federal Center SW

On Saturday and Sunday, Orange Line trains will operate:

• Every 24 minutes between Vienna & Smithsonian.
• Every 15 minutes between Federal Center SW & New Carrollton.
• Free shuttle buses replace train service between Smithsonian and Federal Center SW with an intermediate stop at L’Enfant Plaza. Please add 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
• To allow for shuttle bus connections, the last train will depart New Carrollton at 11:19 p.m. (17 minutes earlier)
• L’Enfant Plaza lower level platforms will be closed.
• 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.

Work performed: Ceiling tile replacement, track maintenance, fastener & stud renewal and communication cable installation.

Silver Line

Trains every 24 minutes

Silver Line trains will operate every 24 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East & 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

SafeTrack Surge #13 – Continuous single tracking between Braddock Road and Van Dorn Street | March 4 through April 9
Free shuttle buses replace trains between Smithsonian and Federal Center SW

Blue Line trains will operate:

• Every 24 minutes between Franconia-Springfield & Smithsonian.
• Every 15 minutes between Federal Center SW & Largo Town Center.
• Free shuttle buses replace train service between Smithsonian and Federal Center SW with an intermediate stop at L’Enfant Plaza. Please add 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
• L’Enfant Plaza lower level platforms will be closed
• 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

SafeTrack Surge #13 – Continuous single tracking between Braddock Road and Huntington | March 4 through April 9

Yellow Line trains will operate every 24 minutes between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square. Customers traveling to/from stations north of Mt. Vernon Square should use a Green Line train to complete their trip.

Green Line

Regular weekend service