Press Releases

Press release archive

November 2009

• Brookland-CUA Metrorail station reopens
• Metro expands credit card pilot program to additional parking location
• Metro's New York Ave-Florida Ave-Gallaudet U Metrorail station celebrates five years of service
• Metro announces weekend rail and bus service changes
• Metro exploring warning signal program to enhance track safety
• Metro to strengthen pandemic flu planning and preparedness efforts
• Metro developing guidelines to improve bus stops throughout region
• Metrorail to Open at 6 a.m. this Saturday for the Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon
• McPherson Square Metrorail station reopens
• McPherson Square Metrorail station temporarily closed
• Metro announces weekend rail service changes
• Metro and its Board committed to strong safety oversight
• New parking garage opens at Minnesota Avenue Metrorail station on Monday, Nov. 16
• Option to purchase and reload SmarTrip® cards now at more Giant Food stores
• Metro will appeal decision of arbitration award as legally flawed
• Metro announces weekend rail and bus service changes
• Failure of a power distribution unit disrupted Metro's communications
• Metro's communications returning to normal
• Metro General Manager to host online chat this Friday
• Metro experiencing communications outage
• Metro seeks customer input on Metrobus routes X1, X2 and X3
• Metro's November weeknight track maintenance schedule set
• Metro's November weekend track maintenance schedule set

October 2009

• Track maintenance to affect Metro's Red, Orange lines this weekend
• Metro to operate its normal late night Saturday schedule, Oct. 31
• Metro's "Boo Bus" will give children a "Happy Halloween"
• Metro prepares for slippery rail season
• Metro to host public forums in Maryland on proposed fiscal year 2011 budget
• Major SmartBenefits® changes to begin January 1, 2010
• Metro, West Virginia University Research Corporation to partner test bus emissions
• Morgan Boulevard Metrorail station to stay open an hour for Monday's Redskins game
• Track maintenance to affect Metro's Red, Orange lines this weekend
• Transit police partner with National Crime Prevention Council to fight crime
• Metrorail to open at 5 a.m. Sunday for Marine Corps Marathon
• New York Ave, Union Station Metrorail stations reopened
• Cell phone service expands to Metro's 20 busiest underground stations
• Northern Virginia Transportation Commission, Metro to host public forum on proposed fiscal year 2011 budget
• SmarTrip® Regional Customer Service Center telephone system outage planned
• Metrobus and MetroAccess services rerouted for Bike DC
• District of Columbia, Metro to host public forum on proposed fiscal year 2011 budget
• Metro successfully completes Columbus Day weekend track work
• Metro's Columbus Day weekend track work progressing on schedule
• Metro's Columbus Day weekend track work on schedule
• Metro offers tips for getting around this weekend's station closures
• Metro details shuttle bus service plans for this weekend's Green and Yellow Line station closures
• Columbus Day weekend work to close two Metrorail stations and part of a third
• Holiday Transit Schedules for Columbus Day, Monday, October 12, 2009
• Track circuit replacement between Fort Totten and Takoma complete
• Metro continues safety training after fatal pedestrian accident
• Metro Transit Police officers are testing new T3 vehicles and raising awareness about vehicle-related crime during Crime Prevention Month
• Normal Service Resumes on the Red Line
• Metro Transit Police reach out to riders with tips on how to protect themselves from becoming victims of crime
• Metro hosts public hearings on proposed restructuring of Veirs Mill Road line
• Metro hosts public hearings on proposed restructuring of Leesburg Pike bus corridor
• Metro introduces tool to help Web site visitors browse content
• Columbus Day weekend work to close two Metrorail stations and part of a third
• Track maintenance to affect Metro's Red and Orange lines this weekend