Metro Announces Reopening of Yellow Line
The Yellow Line reopens on May 7, marking the end of extensive repairs to the Yellow Line tunnel and the bridge between L’Enfant Plaza and Pentagon stations. After eight months… Read More
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Metro Anuncia Planes de Transición de Autobuses de Emisión Cero
Metro anunció su Plan de Transición de Autobuses de Emisión Cero, que vería su flota de casi 1600 autobuses haciendo la transición a la energía eléctrica para 2042. El Plan… Read More
Metro Announces Plans for Zero-Emission Bus Fleet
Metro announced their Zero-Emission Bus Transition Plan, which would see their fleet of nearly 1600 buses transitioning to electric power by 2042. The Zero-Emission Bus Transition Plan aims to provide… Read More
Metro Police Launching Body Camera Program
Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) is launching a new body-worn camera program, requiring officers, sergeants and lieutenants to begin carrying body-worn cameras. Body-worn cameras will supplement the 20,000 cameras Metro… Read More
La Escalera Mecánica más Larga del Hemisferio Occidental está en Wheaton
Las escaleras mecánicas en la estación de Wheaton tienen 230 pies de largo con una elevación vertical de 115 pies, lo que las convierte en las escaleras mecánicas más extensas,… Read More
Metro Features 988 Posters for Those in Mental Health Distress
Metro is conducting a public awareness initiative to help riders with suicidal thoughts or in mental health distress. Large signs at Metro station entrances, platforms and top garage levels feature… Read More
El Concejo Insta a Metro a Reconsiderar los Cambios de Tarifa Propuestos
Tres miembros del Concejo del Condado de Montgomery enviaron una carta a Metro el miércoles detallando su preocupación por los cambios propuestos en las tarifas de tren. El presidente Evan… Read More
Council Urges Metro to Rethink Proposed Fare Changes
Three members of the Montgomery County Council sent a letter to Metro Wednesday detailing their concern about the proposed rail fare changes. President Evan Glass and Councilmembers Kate Stewart and… Read More
Wheaton Metro Station Boasts Longest Escalator in the Western Hemisphere
The escalators at Wheaton station are 230 feet long with a vertical rise of 115 feet making them the most extended set of single-span escalators in the entire Western Hemisphere. Councilmember… Read More
Metro Amps Up Service Amid Increase in Ridership
Metro will start increasing train service across the rail system starting Monday, March 20. Weekday service will include an infusion of trains, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority… Read More
Empleado de Metro Hallado sin Vida en Garaje del Centro de Tránsito de Silver Spring
Las autoridades dijeron que un hombre, que ahora ha sido identificado como empleado de Metro, fue declarado sin vida el martes, después de que los agentes lo hallaron en un… Read More
Metro Employee Pronounced Dead in Silver Spring Transit Center Garage
Officials said a man, who has now been identified as a Metro employee, was pronounced dead Tuesday after officers found him in a parking garage at the Silver Spring Transit… Read More