New Metro 7000-Series Trains Causing Delays

It’s been about four months since Metro introduced its new 7000-series trains, beginning an era of more advanced trains on Metro railways throughout the D.C. era.

Those trains now operate on the Red, Orange and Blue lines, and the Green line’s first 7000-series train debuted Monday morning.

However, with more advanced trains come more technical difficulties, as Metro riders on the Red line learned Monday.

A train had to be offboarded at the Fort Totten station, according to one rider to took who Twitter amidst the delays:

Multiple media reports confirm — including reports from the Washington Post and ABC affiliate WJLA — the train was halted because it was in need of a software update, as 7000-series trains use state-of-the-art technology that set them apart from the dated trains from which Metro is transitioning away.

No matter the reason, the delays caused by the off boarding caused issues throughout the railway system, and Lawrence wasn’t the only one to take to Twitter to vent his frustrations.

It doesn’t help that the new 7000-series train was late to its premier on the Green line Monday morning, which also caused delays.

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