The Washington PostDemocracy Dies in Darkness

Service restored to Metro’s Blue line after suspensions and delays Tuesday morning

Update 7:40 a.m. 

Metro said Blue line train service was restored between Franconia-Springfield and Arlington Cemetery but that riders should expect residual delays:

Update 7 a.m.: 

Metro announced that “limited” Yellow line service is available between the Franconia-Springfield and Greenbelt stations. There are no Blue Lines trains operating:

Update 6:53 a.m.

Metro said Blue and Yellow line service is restored between Franconia-Springfield and Greenbelt stations, with trains running every 16 minutes.

Update: 6 a.m.

Metro said there are major delays to the Blue and Yellow lines Tuesday morning, noting there is no Blue Line service between the Franconia-Springfield and Arlington Cemetery stations.

The transit agency has some shuttles running between the Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn Street and King Street stations. They are suggesting that riders use the Yellow Line to transfer to and from the Orange and Silver lines at L’Enfant Plaza.

There is no train service between the Arlington Cemetery and Rosslyn stations.

Yellow Line service is operating with delays up to 15-20 minutes between Huntington and Mt. Vernon Square stations because of a power problem:

Moreover, Metro said the Yellow Line is still experiencing delays in both directions due to the earlier power problem outside Van Dorn Street station. The Silver Line continues to face delays to Largo Town Center due to the power problem outside the McLean station.

Update: 5:44 a.m.

Metro said Blue Line service was suspended between the Franconia-Springfield and King Street stations because of a power issue outside Van Dorn Street. Shuttles were requested.

Update: 5:27 a.m.

Metro announced that riders should expect additional delays to Largo Town Center on the Silver Line due to a power problem outside of the McLean station:

Update 5:15 a.m.:

Blue Line service was suspended between the Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations because of a power issue outside Van Dorn Street, officials said. Shuttles were requested.

Original Post:

Metro riders should expect delays in each direction on the Blue and Yellow lines due to power problems outside of Van Dorn Street station.

It is unclear how long the delays will last.

Loading...