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No Weekend Trains Between East,West Falls Church
Shuttle will run between Orange Line stops from 10 p.m. Friday to closing Sunday
Buses will replace trains between East Falls Church and West Falls Church this weekend as crews run tests associated with the Silver Line Metrorail extension.
Orange Line trains will operate in two sections: between Vienna and West Falls Church at regular weekend intervals, and between East Falls Church and New Carrollton at regular weekend intervals. Customers using shuttle bus service should allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time.
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The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday and continue through system closing on Sunday.
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Other work planned this weekend:
Trains will single track between Stadium-Armory and Addison Road to allow for repairs to the "floating concrete slabs" beneath the rails. Blue Line trains will depart Largo Town Center and Franconia-Springfield every 20 minutes. Customers should allow about 15 minutes of additional travel time.
Trains will single track between Takoma and Forest Glen to allow for platform reconstruction and fiber optic cable installation. Red Line trains between Shady Grove and Glenmont will operate every 20 minutes throughout the weekend. Customers should allow 10 minutes of additional travel time. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, additional trains will operate between Shady Grove and New York Ave stations, providing service every 10 minutes on the western side of the Red Line.
Green Line trains will single track between College Park and Greenbelt to allow for tie renewal. Trains will operate at normal weekend intervals. Every other train will begin/end service at College Park, rather than Greenbelt. Customers traveling to/from Greenbelt Station should allow up to 15 minutes of additional travel time.
There is no scheduled track work this weekend on the Yellow Line.
The Trip Planner on Metro’s website will not reflect the impact of this work on schedules. Customers are encouraged to sign up for MetroAlerts (wmata.com/metroalerts) to receive service information via email or text message.
For more information on traveling by Metrobus or Metrorail, customers may call 202-637-7000 or TTY 202-638-3780, or visit wmata.com.
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