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Metro restores service on Orange and Silver lines, but delays remain

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February 28, 2018 at 9:09 a.m. EST

Updated at 8:33 a.m.

Metro said its service on the Orange and Silver lines has been restored after an earlier train had a problem with its brakes.

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The train that broke down at the Clarendon stop was moved off the line about 10 minutes ago. The transit agency stopped trains from running on part of the Orange and Silver lines, causing major delays for riders.

Metro spokesman Dan Stessel said in an email that the transit agency was not able to have trains share a track because “the train was disabled in the interlocking, fouling both tracks.”

Updated at 7:50 a.m.

There is no Metro train service on part of the Orange and Silver lines in Virginia.

Train service is suspended between the East Falls Church and Clarendon stops. Metro said passengers might have to get off trains and should expect delays in both directions.

And those problems are also causing delays on the Blue Line.

Original post at 7:35 a.m.

Riders on two Metro rail lines should expect delays in Wednesday morning’s commute.

Trains on the Orange and Silver lines are sharing a track after a train broke down at the Ballston stop. The trains are single-tracking between the East Falls Church and Ballston stops.

Riders should expect delays in both directions of the line.

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