Huge Wait Times For Metro Trains This Weekend

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Traveling around Montgomery County won't be easy this week, at least if you are relying on the Metro system.

Thanks to track work, the entire system will experience wait times stretching up to a half hour on Saturday and Sunday.

The Orange, Silver, and Blue lines will have 24 minute waits, and Red Line trains will operate every 28 minutes. The Yellow and Green lines won't be affected as much, but even they will only operate only once every 15 minutes.

Here's a detailed summary of Metrorail service changes:

• Red Line: Trains every 28 minutes, single tracking between Farragut North and Union Station to allow for installation of cable/communication equipment to support cellular service in tunnels and new radio system.
• Orange Line: Trains every 24 minutes, single tracking between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory to allow for rail readjustment maintenance work.
• Silver Line: Trains every 24 minutes, Wiehle-Reston East to Ballston. Silver Line trains will operate every 24 minutes between Wiehle-Reston East and Ballston only.Customers traveling to/from other stations should use Orange and/or Blue line trains to complete their trip. At Ballston, transfer between Silver and Orange line trains on the same platform.
• Blue Line: Trains every 24 minutes, single tracking between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory to allow for rail readjustment maintenance work.
• Yellow Line: Trains every 15 minutes Huntington to Mt Vernon Square only. Yellow Line trains will operate every 15 minutes between Huntington & Mt Vernon Sq only.Customers traveling to/from stations north of Mt Vernon Sq should use the Green Line to complete their trip.
• Green Line: Trains every 15 minutes. Single tracking between Southern Avenue and Naylor Road to allow for rail, fastener and stud renewal.

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