Metro Power Problem Causes Early Morning Chaos On Blue Line

ALEXANDRIA, VA—Early morning commuters saw Metro Blue Line service temporarily shut down Tuesday morning due to a power problem. Commuters faced delays on top of Blue Line service not running to DC and Maryland during Metro repair work.

Early Tuesday morning, Metro identified a power issue coming from the Van Dorn Street Station. Metro had some shuttle service between Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn Street and King Street Stations around 6 a.m. before sending limited Yellow Line trains between Franconia-Springfield and Greenbelt.

Service was restored as of 7:38 a.m.

Blue Line trains are only running between Franconia-Springfield and Arlington Cemetery due to around-the-clock work on the Blue, Orange and Silver Lines from Aug. 11-26. Orange and Silver Line trains are single tracking between McPherson Square and Smithsonian, and Blue Line trains will only run between Franconia-Springfield and Arlington Cemetery.

Silver Line trains operate between Wiehle-Reston East and Largo Town Center every 20 minutes, Orange Line trains between Vienna and New Carrollton every 20 minutes and Blue Line trains between Franconia-Springfield and Arlington Cemetery every 16 minutes during rush hour, 12 minutes midday and evenings and every 20 minutes after 10 p.m.

In addition, Farragut West, McPherson Square and the lower level platform (Blue, Orange, and Silver lines) at Metro Center will close for weekend work on Aug. 25-26.

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