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Medical Center and Bethesda stations will be closed to Metrorail riders this weekend.
Crews will work on a pilot project involving waterproofing Red Line tunnels, which will take place every weekend through August 6. Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Friendship Heights and Grosvenor, making stops at the shuttered stations.
Elsewhere on Metrorail this weekend, Yellow Line trains will only run between Huntington and National Airport due to another maintenance project, which will continue each weekend through July 30.
And on Friday from 10:00 p.m. until closing, Green Line trains will single track between Mount Vernon Square and U Street stations while crews install communication cables along tunnel walls for cell phone coverage.
There are no maintenance projects or delays planned for Blue, Orange, and Silver Line riders this weekend.
Red Line
Buses replace trains between Friendship Heights and Grosvenor | 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday.
Red Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Shady Grove & Grosvenor and between Friendship Heights & Glenmont. Additional trains will operate between Farragut North & Silver Spring between 9:00 a.m. & 9:00 p.m.
Free shuttle buses will operate on two routes:
- Local will operate between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights making intermediate stops at Medical Center and Bethesda. Please allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
- Express will operate between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights only.
Stations closed: Medical Center and Bethesda.
To allow for shuttle bus connections, the last trains will depart:
- Shady Grove at 11:45 p.m. Saturday, 40 minutes earlier than normal, 10:25 p.m. Sunday, regular time.
- Glenmont at 12:33 a.m. Saturday and 10:33 Sunday, regular time.
Work performed: Red Line leak mitigation pilot. This work will continue each weekend through August 6.
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
Regular weekend service
Silver Line
Regular weekend service
Blue Line
Regular weekend service
Yellow Line
Regular weekend intervals Huntington to National Airport only. | 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday
Yellow Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals, every 12-15 minutes between Huntington & National Airport only to allow for grout pad renewal.
This work will continue each weekend through July 30.
Customers traveling to/from stations north of National Airport should use a Blue Line train and transfer at L’Enfant Plaza to complete their trip.
Friday 10:00 p.m. until closing, Yellow Line trains will single track between Mt Vernon Square and U Street to allow for communication cable installation along tunnel walls for cell phone coverage.
Green Line
Regular weekend service
Friday 10:00 p.m. until closing, Green Line trains will single track between Mt Vernon Square and U Street to allow for communication cable installation along tunnel walls for cell phone coverage.
