Single-tracking ends at Metro’s Orange Line at Landover after train strikes woman

(Update: 4:07 p.m.)

Orange Line service has been restored, Metro officials said, but the transit agency advised passengers to expect continued delays.

Orange Line: No longer single tracking. Residual delays continue in both directions due to an earlier medical emergency at Landover.

— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) December 25, 2016

Train service was briefly suspended at Landover after a woman was struck by a train at the station. The woman was expected to survive her injuries, authorities said.

Update (3:05 p.m.)

Prince George’s County fire department spokesman Mark Brady says the woman was taken to a hospital with injuries deemed not to be life-threatening. Trains continued to single-track through late afternoon.

U/D Final Landover METRO @wmata PGFD Medics transporting adult female to Trauma Center with NLT injuries. @WMATAPD Handling.

— Mark Brady (@PIOMarkBrady) December 25, 2016

Original post

Orange Line trains were single-tracking between the Cheverly and New Carrollton stations Sunday afternoon after a woman was struck by a train at the Landover station, authorities said.

Metro advised riders to expect delays in both directions. Train service was briefly suspended at Landover, before being partially restored by about 2:40 p.m.

Orange Line: Expect delays in both directions due to a person struck by a train at Landover.

— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) December 25, 2016

Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County fire department, said a woman “intentionally moved” in front of a train at the station. She was removed from the underside of the train, he said, and was being treated by medics.

U/D Landover METRO - adult female removed from underneath of train. Medics treating her now. @wmata #PGFD

— Mark Brady (@PIOMarkBrady) December 25, 2016

Landover is between the Cheverly and New Carrollton stations on the eastern end of the Orange Line in Maryland.