Saturday, May 18, 2013
Work will impact riders on the Red, Orange and Green lines through system closing Sunday night.
Traveling on Metro this weekend? Stay informed about delays. Metro will perform system rebuilding work on all but one line in this weekend. The rebuilding work will result in service changes on the Red, Orange and Green lines. Blue or Yellow lines riders can breathe easy, there is no scheduled track work on either line this weekend. According to a Metro news release: Red Line - 10 p.m. Fri., May 17 through closing Sun., May 19 Orange Line - 10 p.m. Fri., May 17 through closing Sun., May 19 Green Line - 10 p.m. Fri., May 17 through closing Sun., May 19 MAP: Click on your nearest station on the map to see when the next train arrives and to learn about any alerts.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Weekend track work on Metrorail will take a break for four consecutive weekends.
Metro takes a break from its rigorous weekend track work schedule during the cherry blossom season, according to a statement on Metro's website. This year, the break occurs on March 23-24, March 30-31, April 6-7, and April 13-14. According to Metro, the only planned weekend work would take place late Sunday evenings, when ridership is light. Metro ridership increases by an average of more than 15 percent during cherry blossom season and can double to near-weekday levels "if the weather is nice," accoridng to Metro. Shady Grove station on Metro's Red Line is the nearest stop to Germantown and North Potomac. Further information on the track work break is posted on Metro's website.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Plans are in the works for a new $50 million, 6,500 seat arena near Shady Grove Metro, The Gazette reports.
A local develper has sketched out plans for a $50 million, multipurpose arena slated to be built on an 8-acre property next to Shady Grove Metro Station, The Gazette reports. Potomac native William Askinazi, principal for the development company D&A Sports and Entertainment, said he envisions a space "where indoor lacrosse championships could take place simultaneously with antique roadshows," according to the report. "A Taylor Swift concert could dominate the space one night, he said, and a Disney show could take center stage the next night." The project was presented to members of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce in January, and the developers are working on a lease with WMATA, according to the report. “We’re very …
Friday, March 8, 2013
Red Line passengers should allow for about 10 minutes of additional travel time this weekend, Metro advised.
This weekend Red Line trains will operate every 20 minutes—with the exception of between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, when additional trains will operate between Shady Grove and Judiciary Square, resulting in service at about every 10 minutes between those stations, according to Metro. Metro advised Red Line passengers to allow for about 10 minutes of additional travel time. Red Line trains will single track between Judiciary Square and Rhode Island Avenue this weekend, starting through closing Sunday, according to Metro's website. The single tracking is meant to allow for track renewal and communication system upgrades. Read more about scheduled track work on all lines this weekend on Metro's website.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Trains will single track between Friendship Heights and Van Ness and between Takoma and Rhode Island Avenue.
Red Line trains will single track in two work zones this weekend, continuing through closing on Sunday. Trains will single track between Friendship Heights and Van Ness "to allow for track, fastener and insulator renewal," and between Takoma and Rhode Island Avenue "to allow for platform reconstruction and rail joint elimination for a smoother ride," according to Metro. Trains between Shady Grove and Glenmont will operate every 24 minutes in each direction. Between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, extra trains will be added between Van Ness and NoMa-Gallaudet so that trains will run about every 12 minutes between those stations. Metro advised passengers traveling through either work zone to allow about 20 minutes of extra travel time…
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Metro riders won't see a break in weekend track work delays anytime soon, The Washington Examiner reports.
Intensive track work on the Metrorail system could last four more years, The Washington Examiner reports. Metro is working to complete an "extensive backlog" of work, said Metro General Manager Richard Sarles, according to the report. "In looking at the forecast of work we have to do to just get us back to where we were 10 years ago, it will take us about another four more years of that intense work," Sarles said Monday on the Kojo Nnamdi radio show on WAMU, The Examiner reported. The nearest Metro station to Germantown is the Red Line station at Shady Grove, near Gaithersburg. The track work often leads to delays during off-peak periods as Metro single-tracks trains through work zones and occasionally closes stations on weekends. Read the…
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Red Line trains will single track this weekend between Friendship Heights and Van Ness, and between Takoma and Forest Glen.
Metro advised Red Line passengers to add about 20 minutes of extra travel time to their weekend Metro trips. Red Line trains will single track in two work zones: The work will will continue through system closing on Sunday, according to Metro. Also, Red Line trains running between Shady Grove and Glenmont will operate every 24 minutes in each direction, according to Metro's website. Additional trains will run between Van Ness and NoMa-Gallaudet between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, resulting in service about every 12 minutes between those stations. Visit Metro's website to read more about this weekend's scheduled track work.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Silver Spring, Takoma stations closed this weekend
Buses will replace Red Line trains between Fort Totten and Forest Glen this weekend to allow for platform reconstruction, signal testing, track maintenance and fiber-optic cable installation, according to Metro's website. The work will begin 10 p.m. Friday and will continue through system closing on Sunday, Metro added. Two stations—Silver Spring and Takoma—will be closed. Red Line trains will operate in two segments: Metro advised passengers traveling through the work zone to allow about 30 minutes of additional travel time. Changes to last train times: Find more information about Metro's scheduled track work at Metro's website.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Track work on the Metro this weekend will take place between the Takoma and Forest Glen stations.
Track work will continue on the Red Line this weekend, starting at 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Red Line trains will single track between Takoma and Forest Glen "to allow for platform reconstruction, fiber-optic cable installation and rail improvements," according to Metro's website. Throughout the weekend, trains will run every 20 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont, Metro reported. "On Saturday and Sunday, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. each day, additional trains will operate between Shady Grove and Fort Totten, resulting in service about every 10 minutes between those stations," Metro added. Metro advised passengers traveling through the work zone to allow about 15 minutes of additional travel time. Read more about weekend track work for …
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Free shuttle buses will replace trains between the Silver Spring and NoMa-Gallaudet U stations this weekend.
Attention, Red Line riders: Free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between the Silver Spring and NoMa-Gallaudet U stations this weekend, causing delays along the line. From 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, through closing Sunday, Aug. 19, work crews will focus on tie and insulator renewal, structural work, platform reconstruction and fiber optic cable installation along the closed segment of the Red Line, according to Metro's website. Red Line trains will operate in two segments this weekend: "Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Silver Spring and NoMa-Gallaudet U stations. Three stations—Takoma, Brookland and Rhode Island Ave—will be closed. Fort Totten Station will be open for Green and Yellow line service only," Metro's …
