Photo by Ben R
Farragut West, McPherson Square, and the lower level of Metro Center will be closed this weekend as crews work to replace ceiling tiles at the stations.
Passengers on the Orange and Blue lines will have to catch free shuttle buses between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle stations. Plus, Silver Line trains will run only between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston to coordinate with work on the Orange and Blue lines.
On Sunday, buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Twinbrook until 2 p.m because a safety exercise is happening at White Flint station. During that time, Red Line trains will run every 15 minutes between Shady Grove and Twinbrook and between Grosvenor and Glenmont.
There’s no scheduled maintenance or delays on the Yellow and Green Line this weekend.
Red Line
Regular weekend service.
Sunday from open until 2:00 p.m. buses replace trains between Grosvenor and Twinbrook to allow for a full scale safety exercise at White Flint. Red Line trains will operate every 15 minutes between Shady Grove & Twinbrook and between Grosvenor & Glenmont.
Orange Line
Buses replace trains between Foggy Bottom & Federal Triangle | 7:00AM Saturday until closing Sunday.
Orange Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Vienna & Foggy Bottom and between Federal Triangle & New Carrollton.
Free shuttle buses will operate on two routes:
- Local will operate between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle making intermediate stops at Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center. Please allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
- Limited will operate between:
Foggy Bottom to Metro Center (20 minutes),
Metro Center to Federal Triangle (10 minutes)
Federal Triangle to Foggy Bottom (15 minutes).Stations closed: Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center (lower level)
To allow for shuttle bus connections, the last trains will depart:
- Vienna at 11:49 p.m. Saturday and 9:52 p.m. Sunday (29 & 26 minutes earlier than normal).
- New Carrollton at 12:20 a.m. Saturday and 10:20 p.m. Sunday (14 minutes earlier than normal).
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 and grid replacement
Silver Line
Regular weekend intervals between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only | 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday.
Silver Line trains will operate between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only to coordinate with work on the Orange and Blue lines. Customers traveling to/from other stations should use Orange and 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 Foggy Bottom & Federal Triangle | 7:00 a.m. Saturday until closing Sunday.
Blue Line trains will operate at regular weekend intervals between Franconia-Springfield & Foggy Bottom and between Federal Triangle & Largo Town Center.
Free shuttle buses will operate on two routes:
- Local will operate between Foggy Bottom and Federal Triangle making intermediate stops at Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center. Please allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop.
- Limited will operate between:
Foggy Bottom to Metro Center (20 minutes),
Metro Center to Federal Triangle (10 minutes)
Federal Triangle to Foggy Bottom (15 minutes).Stations closed: Farragut West, McPherson Square and Metro Center (lower level)
To allow for shuttle bus connections, the last trains will depart:
- Franconia-Springfield at 11:55 p.m. Saturday and 9:55 p.m. Sunday (31 minutes earlier than normal).
- Largo Town Center at 11:26 p.m. Saturday and 10:10 p.m. Sunday (62 & 18 minutes earlier than normal).
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 and grid replacement.
Yellow Line
Regular weekend service
Green Line
Regular weekend service
