Current SafeTrack project
Twinbrook to Shady Grove
Continuous single-tracking between Shady Grove and Twinbrook. Reduced service at Shady Grove and Rockville. On Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Grosvenor and Shady Grove to complete necessary switch rehabilitation work. As a result, White Flint, Twinbrook, Rockville and Shady Grove stations will be closed.
RD
Shady Grove
LINE
SEGMENT
SHUTDOWN
Rockville
No train
service
Twinbrook
25%
White Flint
25%
25% fewer
trains
Grosvenor-Strathmore
25%
trains between
Twinbrook and
Glenmont
Medical Center
25%
Bethesda
25%
Friendship Heights
25%
Tenleytown-AU
25%
Van Ness-UDC
25%
Cleveland Park
25%
25% fewer
trains
Woodley Park
25%
trains between
Twinbrook and
Glenmont
Dupont Circle
25%
Farragut North
25%
ORANGE
BLUE SILVER
Metro Center
YELLOW LINE
Gallery Place
GREEN LINE
Judiciary Square
25%
Union Station
25% fewer
trains
25%
NoMa-Gallaudet
trains between
Twinbrook and
Glenmont
25%
Rhode Island Ave.
25%
Brookland-CUA
25%
YELLOW LINE
Fort Totten
GREEN LINE
Takoma
25%
25% fewer
trains
Silver Spring
25%
trains between
Twinbrook and
Glenmont
Forest Glen
25%
Wheaton
25%
Glenmont
25%
Shady Grove
LINE SEGMENT
SHUTDOWN
NO TRAINS
Rockville
Twinbrook
White Flint
Grosvenor-Strathmore
Medical Center
Bethesda
Friendship Heights
Tenleytown-AU
Van Ness-UDC
25% fewer trains
between Twinbrook
and Glenmont
Cleveland Park
Woodley Park
Dupont Circle
Farragut North
Metro Center
Gallery Place
Judiciary Square
Union Station
NoMa-Gallaudet
Rhode Island Ave.
Brookland-CUA
Fort Totten
Takoma
Silver Spring
Forest Glen
Wheaton
Glenmont
25% fewer trains
NO TRAINS
between Twinbrook and Glenmont
LINE SEGMENT
SHUTDOWN
Glenmont
SafeTrack schedule at a glance
Detailed information
Ballston to East Falls Church
Continuous single-tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston. Severely reduced service at all Orange and Silver Line stations.
- Dates: June 4 to June 16 (13 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 73,000
-
Train frequency:
Orange: Every 18 minutes from Vienna to Ballston; additional trains Ballston to New Carrollton.
Silver: Every 18 minutes. - Shuttle buses: Additional Metrobus trips will be added to selected regular routes.
- Advice from Metro: Consider alternate travel options and avoid the Orange and Silver lines at rush hour. Virginia riders should consider using Ballston for more frequent service.
Eastern Market to Minnesota Ave/Benning Road
Segment shutdowns between Eastern Market and Minnesota Ave./Benning Road and between Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn. Stadium-Armory and Potomac Avenue stations closed. Reduced service at all Orange, Silver and Blue stations.
- Dates: June 18 to July 3 (16 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 61,000
- Train frequency: Orange and Silver: Every 10 minutes outside the shutdown area. Blue: every 12 minutes between Franconia and Arlington Cemetery only. Yellow Rush+ will run all day.
- Shuttle buses: Free shuttle buses between Eastern Market and Minnesota Ave/Benning Road with stops at Stadium-Armory and Potomac Ave. No rail or bus service between Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn.
- Advice from Metro: Riders of all three affected lines should consider alternative options and avoid traveling during rush hour. Use L'Enfant Plaza as no trains or buses will bridge the gap between Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn.
National Airport to Braddock
Starts 8 p.m. July 5. Segment shutdown between National Airport and Braddock Road (although trains from the District will go to the airport). Service will be reduced by 50 percent south of the Pentagon and will be reduced at all times at many stations, primarily Yellow and Blue lines in Virginia.
- Dates: July 5 to July 11 (7 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 50,000
- Train frequency: Blue: Every 15 minutes between Franconia-Springfield and Braddock Road; every 12 minutes between National Airport and Largo Town Center. Yellow: Every 12 minutes on sections that are open.
- Shuttle buses: Free Metroway buses run between Braddock Road, Crystal City and Pentagon City.
- Advice from Metro: Expect extreme crowding and delays of more than one hour in each direction. Consider alternate options and avoid rush hour.
National Airport to Pentagon City
Segment shutdown between National Airport and Pentagon City. Service will be reduced at all times at many stations, primarily in Virginia. Service will be reduce by half south of the Pentagon.
- Dates: July 12 to July 18 (7 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 86,000
- Train frequency: Every 12 minutes. No Rush+ Yellow.
- Shuttle buses: From Pentagon City and Braddock Road to National Airport. Metroway buses run between Braddock Road, Crystal City and Pentagon City.
- Advice from Metro: Consider alternate options, avoid rush hour.
Ballston to East Falls Church
Continuous single-tracking between East Falls Church and Ballston. Reduced service at all Orange and Silver stations.
- Dates: July 20 to July 31 (12 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 73,000
-
Train frequency:
Orange: Every 18 minutes from Vienna to Ballston; additional trains Ballston to New Carrollton.
Silver: Every 18 minutes. - Shuttle buses: Not specified.
- Advice from Metro: Consider alternate travel options. Consider using Ballston for more frequent service.
Takoma to Silver Spring
Continuous single-tracking between Takoma and Silver Spring. Reduced service at most Red Line stations.
- Dates: Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 (7 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 94,000
- Train frequency: Shady Grove to NoMa every 6 minutes; Glenmont to Grosvenor every 12 minutes.
- Shuttle buses: Additional buses on regular routes: S9, 79, 80, 60/62
- Advice from Metro: Riders traveling between Fort Totten and downtown DC should use Green Line.
Twinbrook to Shady Grove
Continuous single-tracking between Shady Grove and Twinbrook. Reduced service at Shady Grove and Rockville. On Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Grosvenor and Shady Grove to complete necessary switch rehabilitation work. As a result, White Flint, Twinbrook, Rockville and Shady Grove stations will be closed.
- Dates: Aug. 9 to Aug. 21 (13 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 32,200
- Train frequency: Every 18 minutes from Shady Grove and Rockville; near-normal service at all other stations.
- Shuttle buses: On standby for use during service disruptions in the single-tracking zone.
- Advice from Metro: Avoid Shady Grove and Rockville if possible; use Twinbrook, White Flint or Grosvenor.
Franconia-Springfield to Van Dorn Street
Continuous single-tracking between Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street. Reduced service at Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street only. Some trains will run to/from Huntington instead. Portions of the single-tracking area will shut down for three consecutive weekends, with shuttles replacing trains.
- Dates: Aug. 27 to Sept. 11 (16 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 18,000
- Train frequency: From Franconia every 24 minutes; from Van Dorn Street every 12 minutes. Near-normal service for other Blue Line stations. No Rush+ Yellow Line trains.
- Shuttle buses: Express bus shuttles will be available during rush hour between Franconia-Springfield and Pentagon via 395HOV.
- Advice from Metro: Riders who use Franconia-Springfield or Van Dorn Street should consider using other stations, especially during rush hour.
West Falls Church to Vienna
Continuous single-tracking between Vienna and West Falls Church. Four consecutive weekend shutdowns with shuttles replacing trains along segments of the Orange Line between Vienna and West Falls Church
- Dates: Sept. 15 to Oct. 26 (42 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 30,000
- Train frequency: Every 24 minutes at Vienna and Dunn Loring. Normal service levels at other Orange Line stations.
- Shuttle buses: Limited free weekday rush hour express Metrobus shuttle service will operate between Vienna and West Falls Church every 5-10 minutes (shuttles will not stop at Dunn Loring).
- Advice from Metro: A shuttle train will operate between Vienna and West Falls Church every 24 minutes (regularly every 6 minutes during rush hour) and riders will transfer at West Falls Church to continue trip. Consider alternatives to the Vienna and Dunn Loring stations.
NoMa to Ft. Totten
Segment shutdown between NoMa and Fort Totten. Reduced service at most Red Line stations. Brookland-CUA and Rhode Island Ave stations will be closed.
- Dates: Oct. 29 to Nov. 22 (25 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 108,000
- Train frequency: Shady Grove to NoMa every 5 minutes; Glenmont to Fort Totten every 10 minutes.
- Shuttle buses: Not specified.
- Advice from Metro: Expect crowding and avoid rush hour. Consider Green LIne to get through the area.
East Falls Church to West Falls Church
Trains will single track at all times between East Falls Church and West Falls Church stations, affecting both Orange and Silver line service. Trains will run every 20 minutes at all times.
- Dates: Nov. 28 to Dec. 21 (24 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 65,000
- Train frequency: Orange: every 16 minutes between Vienna and New Carrollton, with additional trains from East Falls Church to New Carrollton. Silver Line trains every 16 minutes. Additional trains East Falls Church to New Carrollton.
- Shuttle buses: Not specified.
- Advice from Metro: Consider alternatives, avoid rush hour.
Rosslyn to Pentagon
No trains between Rosslyn and Pentagon, Blue Line. Yellow Line Rush Plus service operates from Franconia-Springfield, all day to Greenbelt. Arlington Cemetery Station closed (served by buses from Pentagon).
- Dates: Feb. 11 to Feb. 28 (16 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 12,000
- Train frequency: Not specified.
- Shuttle buses: Not specified.
- Advice from Metro: Expect crowding on Yellow Line; Blue Line customers should consider alternate travel options.
Braddock Road to Huntington/Van Dorn
Continuous single tracking will significantly reduce Yellow and Blue line service.
- Dates: March 4 to April 9 (37 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 50,000
- Train frequency: March 4 through April 1, Blue Line trains will run every 24 minutes. Yellow line will run every 24 minutes between Huntington and Mt Vernon Square, even during rush hour. All Yellow Line riders south of Reagan National Airport should consider alternate travel options. April 2 through April 9, Blue Line trains will run every 12 minutes but Yellow Line service between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square will operate every 24 minutes. During both phases, there will be no Yellow Rush+ service between Franconia-Springfield and Greenbelt.
- Shuttle buses: Not specified.
- Advice from Metro: All Blue and Yellow Line riders should consider alternate options and avoid rush hour.
College Park to Greenbelt
No trains between Greenbelt and Prince George's Plaza from April 15 through April 29. No trains between Greenbelt and College Park between April 30 and May 14. No Yellow Rush+ trains in service.
- Dates: April 4 to May 14 (30 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 12,400
- Train frequency: From Prince Georges's Plaza (phase 1) and College Park - U of Md. (phase 2) every 6-8 minutes; No Rush+ Yellow service.
- Shuttle buses: Limited free shuttle buses will replace trains between Greenbelt and Prince George's Plaza (phase 1) and College Park - U of Md. (phase 2).
- Advice from Metro: Use New Carrollton or College Park stations.
Minnesota Ave. to New Carrollton
No trains between New Carrollton and Stadium-Armory stations.
- Dates: May 16 to June 15 (30 days)
- Train frequency: Orange line: near normal service. Silver line: every 12 minutes
- Shuttle buses: Limited free shuttle buses (every 30 minutes) will replace trains between New Carrollton and Stadium-Armory.
- Advice from Metro: Consider using silver line stations.
Twinbrook to Shady Grove
Continuous single-tracking between Shady Grove and Twinbrook. Reduced service at Shady Grove and Rockville. On Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Grosvenor and Shady Grove to complete necessary switch rehabilitation work. As a result, White Flint, Twinbrook, Rockville and Shady Grove stations will be closed.
- Dates: June 17 to June 25 (9 days)
- Weekday trips affected: 32,200
- Train frequency: Every 18 minutes from Shady Grove and Rockville; near-normal service at all other stations.
- Shuttle buses: On standby for use during service disruptions in the single-tracking zone.
- Advice from Metro: Avoid Shady Grove and Rockville if possible; use Twinbrook, White Flint or Grosvenor.
Other disruptions to Metro service
Single-tracking will begin between Friendship Heights and Medical Center at 8 p.m. each night from Jan. 2 to March 7, except inauguration week. While not a "surge project," this will affect evening Red Line riders.
Weeknight work: Maintenance crews will start at 8 p.m.
Early close on weekends: The system will close at midnight on Friday and Saturday nights as opposed to 3 a.m. beginning June 3.
Most of the work will be repairing and replacing equipment such as tunnel lighting, third-rail cables, boots and cover boards, emergency signs, ventilation and fans, insulators, fasteners, rail ties and radio and cellular systems. In addition, debris will be cleared and tunnels will be cleaned.
How Metro is trying to lessen the impact
- Most Safety Surges will have 40 buses dedicated to providing alternate service.
- Additional 8-car trains will run on lines where capacity is reduced.
- Additional customer support staff will be present at some stations.
- Extra trains and personnel will be strategically placed to respond quickly to issues.
Note: Changes in train service are for a.m. peak hour; Metro expects to resume normal service on the last day listed for each repair. Source: WMATA. Graphic by Bonnie Berkowitz, Laris Karklis, Lazaro Gamio, Kevin Uhrmacher, Tim Meko and Weiyi Cai.
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