Red Line: Single Tracking, Special Schedule for Veterans Day

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.

Trains will operate every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont, according to Metro. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. 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 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 will open at 5 a.m. and close at midnight. Metrobuses will run on a "Saturday Supplemental" schedule; check timetables for details.