Traffic & Transit

Weekend Metro Schedule: Stations Closed, Buses Replace Trains

Here's what to expect if you're taking the Metro this weekend.

Here's what to expect if you're taking the Metro this weekend.
Here's what to expect if you're taking the Metro this weekend. (Emily Leayman/Patch)

BETHESDA, MD — Taking the Metro this weekend? Here's everything you need to know before heading out the door.

Red Line trains will operate every 12 to 15 minutes.

There will be no Blue Line service due to the Platform Improvement Project.

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  • Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations will be served by Yellow Line trains operating between Franconia-Springfield and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
  • Customers traveling between Virginia and downtown DC on the Yellow Line can transfer at King Street-Old Town, Braddock Road, or Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
  • Arlington Cemetery station will be closed
    • Free shuttles will be provided between Rosslyn, Arlington Cemetery, and Pentagon; view wmata.com/platforms for additional travel alternatives

Orange Line trains will run every 15 to 20 minutes.

Silver Line trains will also operate every 15 to 20 minutes. Addison Road station will be closed. Free shuttle buses will be provided between Capitol Heights and Addison Road. View wmata.com/platforms for additional travel alternatives.

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On the Yellow Line:

  • Trains will operate every 15 to 20 minutes in two segments:
    • Between Huntington - Mt Vernon Square/7th Street-Convention Center
    • Franconia-Springfield - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
  • West Hyattsville, Prince George's Plaza, College Park-U of Md., and Greenbelt stations will be closed
    • Free shuttle buses will be provided between Greenbelt and West Hyattsville
    • Limited stop service will operate between Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md., and Fort Totten — and between Prince George's Plaza, West Hyattsville, and Fort Totten

On the Green Line:

  • Trains will run every 15 to 20 minutes between Branch Avenue and Fort Totten only
  • West Hyattsville, Prince George's Plaza, College Park-U of Md., and Greenbelt stations will be closed
    • Free shuttle buses will be provided between Greenbelt and West Hyattsville
    • Limited stop service will operate between Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md., and Fort Totten — and between Prince George's Plaza, West Hyattsville, and Fort Totten

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