Metro resumes Red Line service in downtown D.C. after smoke from rail-car brakes

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Metro restored service on part of the Red Line in downtown Washington after smoke from the brakes of a rail car prompted an hour-long service suspension.

The transit agency suspended service about 3:30 p.m. between the Farragut North and NoMa-Gallaudet stations because of the incident at the Gallery Place station. D.C. fire officials said the station was evacuated.

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Fire officials said smoke came from the brakes on one rail car, adding that there was no fire. Smoke had dissipated before 4 p.m., according to the D.C. fire department. The Gallery Place station reopened about 4:30 p.m.

Trains on Metro’s Yellow and Green lines bypassed the Gallery Place station as shuttle buses replaced rail service between the closed Red Line stations.

Update Box Alarm @wmata Gallery Pl. station. No fire & smoke has dissipated. @wmata emergency response team on scene. #DCsBravest standing by. pic.twitter.com/OX9KaoaiT5
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) November 29, 2021

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