Friday, March 8, 2013
Delays expected in both directions.
Update (Friday, March 8, 7 p.m.): Red Line trains resumed two-track operations between Friendship Heights and Van Ness by 4:59 p.m., Metro reported. Customers were advised to expect residual delays for another half an hour. Original post (Friday, March 8, 4:30 p.m.): Red Line trains began single tracking between the Friendship Heights and Van Ness stations on Friday afternoon "due to a broken rail outside Tenleytown Station," according to a Metro statement. "Metro personnel are at the affected location and will work over the next several hours to replace the affected section with a new 39-foot piece of rail," Metro reported at 3 p.m. Friday. Metro advised both inbound and outbound Red Line passengers to allow for extra travel time until …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Action Committee for Transit says insufficient Metro service left passengers standing on platforms north of Friendship Heights.
Update, 3 p.m.: Metro spokeswoman Caroline Lukas said that while Metro hasn't yet reviewed the ACT statement, ridership numbers and wait times, she's aware that some riders are displeased wih Monday's level of service. "Some people felt that wait times were longer than what they thought was appropriate for a Monday," Lukas said. However, Lukas said Metro ran service today that's typical for a federal holiday, when ridership normally drops about 20 to 30 percent from regular workday levels. Three-day weekends are important for Metro to complete necessary track work, Lukas said. Original Post: Transit riders advocacy group Action Committee for Transit said Red Line service north of Friendship Heights was insufficient to meet rider demand …
Friday, November 9, 2012
On Monday, Nov. 12, Metro trains will run on a Saturday schedule, and Metrobuses will run on a "Saturday Supplemental" schedule.
Red Line trains will single track this weekend between Grosvenor and Friendship Heights to allow for rail and fastener renewal, as well as for tunnel leak repairs, Metro reported on its website. "Throughout the weekend, trains will operate every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, additional trains will operate between Friendship Heights and Glenmont, resulting in service an average of every 10 minutes between those stations," Metro added. Metro advised passengers traveling through the work zone to allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time. Veterans Day information: On Monday, Nov. 12—Veterans Day, observed—Metro trains will run on a Saturday schedule. The system …
Friday, June 22, 2012
Additional trains will operate between Medical Center and Judiciary Square from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, providing service every 10 minutes between those stations, Metro reported.
From 10 p.m. on Friday through closing on Sunday, Red Line trains will single-track between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue for tie renewal work, and between Medical Center and Grosvenor for grout work and rail renewal, according to Metro's website. "Trains will operate every 20 minutes between Glenmont and Shady Grove throughout the weekend. Customers should allow 10 minutes of additional travel time," Metro reported. "Between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, additional trains will operate between Medical Center and Judiciary Square, providing service every 10 minutes between those stations," Metro added. For more information about track work on other lines this weekend, visit Metro's website.
Friday, June 15, 2012
This weekend, Red Line trains will single-track between Takoma and Forest Glen, and between Friendship Heights and Medical Center.
Single-tracking trains return to the Red Line this weekend. Between 10 p.m. on Friday and closing on Sunday, Red Line trains will single-track between Takoma and Forest Glen (to allow for platform reconstruction and fiber-optic cable installation) and between Friendship Heights and Medical Center (to allow for third-rail insulator renewal and rail joint elimination for a safer and smoother ride), Metro reports on its website. "Red Line trains between Shady Grove and Glenmont will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend. Customers should allow 15 minutes of additional travel time," Metro reported. But, "between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, additional trains will operate between Friendship Heights and New York Avenue …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Trains will depart from Friendship Heights every 24 minutes this weekend.
Single-tracking on the Red Line will mean more Metro delays this weekend. From 10 p.m. on Friday, May 18, through closing on Sunday, May 20, Red Line trains will single-track between the Van Ness and Friendship Heights Metro stations "to allow for rail and fastener renewal and joint elimination for a smoother ride," according to Metro's website. Trains will also single-track between the Forest Glen and Takoma Metro stations "to allow for platform reconstruction and fiber optic cable installation," Metro added. "Red Line trains between Shady Grove and Glenmont will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend. Customers should allow 20 minutes of additional travel time," according to Metro's website. Metro will run additional trains …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Single-tracking trains will mean delays on the Red Line this weekend.
Red Line travelers will need to tack on 20 extra minutes to their travel times this weekend, Metro advised on its website. Trains will operate every 24 minutes throughout the weekend (from 10 p.m. on Friday through closing on Sunday) between the Shady Grove and Glenmont stations. Additional trains will run between the Farragut North and New York Avenue stations from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, providing service every 12 minutes in downtown Washington, DC, Metro added. Trains will travel on a single track between the Van Ness and Dupont Circle stations, to allow for rail and fastener renewal, as well as joint elimination (to allow for a smoother ride for passengers). Trains will also travel on a single track between the Forest …
Friday, February 24, 2012
Single-tracking on portions of the Red Line could lead to 15-minute delays.
This weekend, from 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, to closing on Sunday night, Red Line trains will single-track between the Shady Grove and Twinbrook Metro stations to allow for National Transportation Safety Board-recommended track circuit module replacement, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authorithy. Red Line trains will also single-track between the New York Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue Metro stops for District Department of Transportation bridge work, between 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, and system closing on Sunday night, according to WMATA. Throughout the weekend, Red Line trains will operate between Shady Grove and Glenmont Metro stops every 16 minutes. On Saturday and Sunday, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., …
Single-tracking on portions of the Red Line could lead to 15-minute delays.
This weekend, from 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, to closing on Sunday night, Red Line trains will single-track between the Shady Grove and Twinbrook Metro stations to allow for National Transportation Safety Board-recommended track circuit module replacement, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authorithy. Red Line trains will also single-track between the New York Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue Metro stops for District Department of Transportation bridge work, between 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24, and system closing on Sunday night, according to WMATA. Throughout the weekend, Red Line trains will operate between Shady Grove and Glenmont Metro stops every 16 minutes. On Saturday and Sunday, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., …
Friday, January 6, 2012
There will be delays on the Red Line this weekend, due to track work between Friendship Heights and Dupont Circle.
Red Line trains will be single-tracking between the Friendship Heights and Dupont Circle Metro stations this weekend, starting at 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6, and continuing through closing on Sunday, Jan. 8. Track circuits will be replaced according to National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, "a key step in restoring automatic train operations," according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Rails and fasteners will also be renewed, WMATA added. Trains will also single-track between the Takoma and Forest Glen Metro stations so that work crews may install fiber optic cables and rehabilitate platforms. Throughout the weekend, Red Line trains will operate between the Shady Grove and Glenmont Metro stations every …
