UPDATE: Greenbelt Station Closed Thursday After Concrete Falls on Green Line Tracks

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Updated at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday

Metro crews will continue working through the night to make repairs to the Green Line tracks at the site of today’s pedestrian bridge collapse.

Based on the latest assessment, it appears that repair work will last through Thursday morning’s commute and may continue into the midday hours.

As a result, Metro is advising customers who use Greenbelt Station of the following service information:

• Greenbelt Station is expected to be CLOSED for the Thursday morning commute.
• Metro will continue to provide free shuttle buses between Greenbelt and College Park stations. Riders using shuttle buses should add 20 minutes of travel time.
• Customers who normally park at Greenbelt may wish to consider using New Carrollton or College Park stations for a faster trip.
• Greenbelt is the only station affected by this disruption. Green Line service will operate normally between College Park and Branch Avenue stations. Yellow Rush+ trains also will operate to/from College Park.

Original story

Green Line service will be suspended through Wednesday evening’s rush hour, and maybe into the night, after a section of a pedestrian bridge collapsed onto the line’s tracks between College Park and Greenbelt stations.

A portion of the concrete bridge fell onto the Green Line tracks in the 5100 block of Berwyn Road shortly before 3 p.m. today after being hit by the boom of a rail crane operated by a Metro contractor, according to a news release.

The contractor, Skanska, was performing work to support the construction of a new track.

There were no injuries reported, Prince George’s County emergency officials said.

Green Line service is expected to remain suspended through rush hour. Metro is providing free shuttle bus service between College Park and Greenbelt stations. Riders traveling to and from Greenbelt should allow 30 minutes of additional travel time.

Metro authorities say Green Line service between College Park and Branch Avenue stations is operating normally. In addition, Metro has extended some Yellow Line trains to/from College Park to supplement Green Line service.

»Photos from Mark Brady, PGCFD spokesman, via Twitter