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Weekend Metro Shutdowns To Begin On Yellow Line
SafeTrack has ended, but new track work will cut off Yellow Line service from Alexandria to DC during three upcoming weekends.
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Even with the end of SafeTrack, Alexandria riders will continue to be impacted by weekend Metro work. Alexandria residents should be aware Metro's Yellow Line Trains will not go into DC for three straight weekends, WTOP reports.
The work will happen through Saturday, July 15 through Sunday, July 30. Crews will be repairing concrete that holds up tracks.
Yellow Line trains will run every 15 minutes between Huntington and Reagan National Airport. Riders should transfer to the Blue Line to get into DC. Blue Line trains are expected to run as usual every 12 minutes on Saturday and 15 minutes on Sunday. (Sign up for real time alerts and a newsletter. iPhone users can download the Patch app in the App Store.)
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No Yellow Line trains will run in DC, which means riders should expect more crowding on Green Line trains. Riders should also be aware Red Line will not run between Friendship Heights and Grosvenor-Strathmore on weekends through Sunday, Aug. 6.
During the shutdowns, Yellow Line trains are scheduled every 15 minutes or so between Huntington and Reagan National Airport. To go any farther toward D.C., riders will have to transfer to a Blue Line train.
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Metro has also announced expected shutdowns for 2018. From May 12 to 27, Huntington and Eisenhower Avenue stations will be closed, and Yellow Line trains will go to Franconia-Springfield.
Following the end of SafeTrack, riders have seen changes to service. Fares have increased by $0.10 during rush hour and $0.25 during non-rush hour. Local Metrobus fares increased by $0.25 (while Alexandria DASH bus fares stayed the same.)
The Blue Line saw service increase to every eight minutes during rush hour. But Yellow rush plus service to Franconia-Springfield has been cancelled, with rush hour trains going from Mount Vernon Square to Huntington (From Fort Totten during off-peak hours).
In addition, hours have changed from 5 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. on weekdays, 5 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays, 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sundays.
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