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Partial Weekend Metrorail Shutdown on Red Line

Metro announced the tracks between Glenmont and Takoma Park stations will be shut down to accommodate construction of the Purple Line light rail project Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 27-28.

The Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, and Silver Spring Metrorail stations will be closed both days. Metro crews will also take the opportunity to renew ties, fasteners, and rail and eliminate joints in addition to installing draining pumps and fiber-optic cables during the shutdown.

Free shuttle buses will run between the stations during the shutdown.

Metrorail opens at 7 a.m., closes at 1 a.m., Saturday and midnight Sunday. Trains run every 6 minutes (daytime) and 10 minutes (evening) between Shady Grove and Takoma.

Temporary Ride On Bus Bays

Ride On passengers need to be aware of temporary changes to the bus bays made to accomodate the shuttle service. They are:

Glenmont Station

  • Ride On Route 10 to Hillandale: will temporarily relocate from bay E to bay D
  • Ride On Route 10 to Twinbrook: will temporarily relocate from bay F to bay D
  • Bus Bay E: Limited Shuttle with service to Wheaton and Fort Totten Metrorail Stations
  • Bus Bay F: Local Shuttle with service to Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring and Takoma Metrorail Stations

Wheaton Station

  • Bus Bay D: Limited & Local Shuttles with service to Glenmont Metrorail Stations
  • Bus Bay E: Limited Shuttle with service to Fort Totten Metrorail Station & Local Shuttle with service to Forest Glen, Silver Spring and Takoma Metrorail Stations

Forest Glen Station

  • Bus Bay D: Limited Shuttle with service to Silver Spring and Fort Totten Metrorail Stations
  • Local shuttle buses between Glenmont and Takoma will utilize service stops on Georgia Avenue at Forest Glen Road.

Silver Spring Transit Center

  • Bus Bay 116: Limited Shuttle with service to Forest Glen Metrorail Station & Local Shuttle with service to Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont Metrorail Stations
  • Bus Bay 117: Limited Shuttle with service to Fort Totten Metrorail Station & Local Shuttle with service to Takoma Metrorail Station

Takoma Station

  • Ride On Route 18 to Takoma Langley Crossroads Transit Center: will temporarily relocate from bay A to bay E
  • Bus Bay B: Local Shuttle with service to Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont Metrorail Stations

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