Traffic & Transit

Metro To Reopen 15 Stations Starting Sunday

Metro users will be able to commute via rail once again starting Sunday, as 15 rail stations are set to reopen.

Metro users will be able to commute via rail once again starting Sunday, as 15 rail stations are set to reopen.
Metro users will be able to commute via rail once again starting Sunday, as 15 rail stations are set to reopen. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Metro users will be able to commute via rail once again starting Sunday, officials announced Monday, as 15 rail stations are set to reopen following coronavirus-related closures.

In addition to reopening rail stations, buses will be added to the system's 14 busiest bus lines starting June 29 in order to provide more capacity and more frequent services as the region reopens.

The following rail stations will reopen on Sunday:

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  • Federal Center SW
  • Federal Triangle
  • Mt. Vernon Sq
  • Judiciary Sq
  • Archives
  • Smithsonian
  • Grensboro
  • Eisenhower Ave
  • Virginia Sq
  • East Falls Church
  • McLean
  • Van Dorn St.
  • Clarendon
  • Cleveland Park
  • Grosvenor-Strathmore
  • College Park
  • Morgan Blvd

At Greensboro, East Falls Church and McLean Stations, shuttle buses will be provided, as there is currently no rail service at those stations due to platform reconstruction work.

After Sunday, Arlington Cemetery will the only Metro station without regular service, as the Arlington National Cemetery is closed to the general public.

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Selected entrances will also reopen at the following stations:

  • Anacostia
  • Farragut North
  • Dupont Circle
  • Metro Center
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
  • U Street
  • Gallery Place-Chinatown
  • Friendship Heights
  • L'Enfant Plaza

Bus Service Realignment

More regular service on the busiest lines will begin on June 29, with 136 additional trips being added across 14 routes. The impacted routes are: 54, 70, 92, 30N, 30S, A4, A6, A8, P6, V4, W4, F4, P12 and T18.

Four bus routes will be suspended temporarily: NH2, C14, G2 and M6.

For more information on impacted bus routes, visit wmata.com.

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