Metro To Reopen Most NoVA Stations Closed During Pandemic

ALEXANDRIA, VA — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will reopen 15 stations starting Sunday, including seven in Northern Virginia. The stations have been closed since late March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Eisenhower Avenue, Van Dorn Street, Clarendon and Virginia Square will open for rail service on June 28. The other three stations — East Falls Church, McLean and Greensboro — will only be open for shuttle bus service due to the summer platform rehabilitation projects. Details on shuttle bus service changes starting on June 28 are provided here.

DC stations reopening Sunday include Federal Center SW, Federal Triangle, Mount Vernon Square, Judiciary Square, Archives and Smithsonian. The Maryland stations reopening are Cleveland Park, Grosvenor-Strathmore, Cheverly, College Park and Morgan Boulevard.

Metro said in a news release the stations were closed in March to conserve cleaning supplies in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. Each was identified as having low ridership during the pandemic or close proximity to another station.

After Sunday, the only station remaining closed is Arlington Cemetery on the Blue Line. Arlington Cemetery is closed to the general public but remains accessible to family pass holders.

In addition to reopening 15 stations, Metro is reopening selected entrances at the Anacostia, Farragut North, Dupont Circle, Metro Center, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, U Street, Gallery Place-Chinatown, Friendship Heights and L’Enfant Plaza stations.

On Monday, June 29 Metrobus will run more frequent service on 14 routes: 54, 70, 92, 30N, 30S, A4, A6, A8, P6, V4, W4, F4, P12, and T18. Bus service will be temporarily suspended on four routes with low ridership: NH2, C14, G2 and M6.

Metrorail is running on adjusted hours during the pandemic: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends. Nine Orange and Silver Line stations west of Ballston are closed for platform projects and have shuttle bus service. Many precautions implemented during the pandemic will continue, including a face mask requirement on trains, buses and stations.