Shuttle Bus and Travel Alternatives

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Shuttle Service Map (June 1 - Aug. 31, 2024)
Free local, limited-stop, and express shuttles available during Metrorail operating hours.

Saturday, June 1 to Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024

  • Local: Local service approximately every 4-8 minutes between Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Takoma, and Fort Totten
    • Estimated travel time: 61 minutes
  • Limited 1: Limited-stop service approximately every 4-8 minutes between Glenmont, Wheaton, and Fort Totten
    • Estimated travel time: 37 minutes.
  • Limited 2: Limited-stop service approximately every 4-8 minutes between Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Fort Totten
    • Estimated travel time: 25 minutes.
  • Express (weekdays only): Express service approximately every 4-8 minutes between Silver Spring and Metro Center
    • Estimated travel time: 39 minutes.

Customers may experience longer wait times, up to 20 minutes, during rush hours, and should add extra time to their commutes. Shuttles may experience delays due to construction-related detours.

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  • Red Line trains every 6 minutes and every 10 minutes after 9:30 p.m.
  • Red Line trains available between Shady Grove and Fort Totten (June 1-29) and Shady Grove and Takoma (June 30 - Aug. 31).

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Customers at the closed stations who use Metro's Park & Ride facilities may wish to Park & Ride from other Red Line or Green Line stations including.

Red Line

  • Shady Grove, Rockville, Twinbrook, North Bethesda, and Grosvenor-Strathmore

Green Line

  • Greenbelt, College Park - U of Md, Hyattsville Crossing

MARC Train

The MARC train provides connections from Greenbelt, College Park-U of Md, and Silver Spring to Union Station. Please note, the project does not impact to the MARC Brunswick Line and regular service will continue. Visit the Brunswick Line website for more information.

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Glenmont

  • Metrobus C8 (weekday and Saturday only)
    • North Bethesda Station (Red Line)
    • College Park-U of Md Station (Green Line)
  • Metrobus Y2, Y7, Y8
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 10
    • Twinbrook Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 26
    • Twinbrook Station (Red Line)
    • North Bethesda Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 31 (weekday rush only)
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
  • Ride On 33 (weekday rush only)
    • Medical Center Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 49
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 53 (weekday rush only)
    • Shady Grove Station (Red Line)

Wheaton

  • Metrobus C2 (weekday and Saturday only)
    • Greenbelt Station (Green Line)
  • Metrobus C4
    • Twinbrook Station (Red Line)
    • Hyattsville Crossing Station (Green Line)
  • Metrobus Q2
    • Shady Grove Station (Red Line)
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Metrobus Q4
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Metrobus Q6
    • Shady Grove Station (Red Line)
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
  • Metrobus Y2, Y7, Y8
    • Glenmont Station (closed)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 4 (weekday rush only)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 7 (weekday rush only)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
  • Ride On 8
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 9
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 31 (weekday rush only)
    • Glenmont Station (closed)
  • Ride On 34 (weekday only)
    • Medical Center Station (Red Line)
    • Bethesda Station (Red Line)
    • Friendship Heights Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 37 (weekday rush only)
    • Grosvenor-Strathmore Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 38
    • North Bethesda Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 48 – Wheaton-Rockville
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)

Forest Glen

  • Metrobus Q2
    • Shady Grove Station (Red Line)
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Metrobus Q4
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Metrobus Y2, Y7, Y8
    • Glenmont Station (closed)
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 7 (weekday rush only)
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
  • Ride On 8
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)

Silver Spring

  • Metrobus 70
    • Georgia Ave-Petworth Station (Green Line)
    • Mt Vernon Sq Station (Green and Yellow Lines)
    • Gallery Place Station (Green, Yellow, and Red Lines)
    • Archives Station (Green and Yellow Lines)
    • L’Enfant Plaza Station (overnight only) (Green, Yellow, Silver, Orange, and Blue Lines)
  • Metrobus 79
    • Georgia Ave-Petworth Station (Green Line)
    • Shaw-Howard U Station (Green Line)
    • Mt Vernon Sq Station (Green and Yellow Lines)
    • Gallery Place Station (Green, Yellow, and Red Lines)
    • Archives Station (Green and Yellow Lines)
  • Metrobus F4
    • Hyattsville Crossing Station (Green Line)
    • New Carrollton Station (Orange Line)
  • Metrobus J1 (weekday rush only)
    • Medical Center Station (Red Line)
  • Metrobus J2
    • Medical Center Station (Red Line)
    • Bethesda Station (Red Line)
  • Metrobus Q2
    • Shady Grove Station (Red Line)
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
  • Metrobus Q4
    • Rockville Station (Red Line)
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
  • Metrobus S2
    • McPherson Sq Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
    • Metro Center Station (Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines)
    • L’Enfant Plaza Station (overnight only) (Green, Yellow, Silver, Orange, and Blue Lines)
  • Metrobus S9
    • Columbia Heights Station (Green Line)
    • McPherson Sq Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
  • Metrobus Y2, Y7, Y8
    • Glenmont Station (closed)
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
  • Ride On 1
    • Friendship Heights Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 4 (weekday rush only)
    • Wheaton Metro Station (closed)
  • Ride On 5
    • Twinbrook Station (Red Line)
    • North Bethesda Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 8
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
    • Forest Glen Station (closed)
  • Ride On 9
    • Wheaton Station (closed)
  • Ride On 11 (weekday rush only)
    • Friendship Heights Station (Red Line)
  • Ride On 12
    • Takoma Station (closed June 1-June 29, Red Line)
  • Ride On 13 (weekday rush only)
    • Takoma Station (closed June 1-June 29, Red Line)
  • Ride On 14 (weekday and Saturday only)
    • Takoma Station (closed June 1-June 29, Red Line)
  • Ride On 16
    • Takoma Station (closed June 1-June 29, Red Line)
  • Ride On 18 (weekday only)
    • Takoma Station (closed June 1-June 29, Red Line)

Takoma (Closed June 1 - June 29 only)

  • Metrobus 52
    • Columbia Heights Station (Green Line)
    • McPherson Sq Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
    • Smithsonian Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
    • L’Enfant Plaza Station (Green, Yellow, Silver, Orange, and Blue Lines)
  • Metrobus 54
    • Columbia Heights Station (Green Line)
    • McPherson Sq Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
    • Metro Center Station (Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines)
    • L’Enfant Plaza Station (Green, Yellow, Silver, Orange, and Blue Lines)
  • Metrobus 59
    • Columbia Heights Station (Green Line)
    • McPherson Sq Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
    • Metro Center Station (Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines)
    • Federal Triangle Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
  • Metrobus 62
    • Georgia Ave-Petworth Station (Green Line)
  • Metrobus 63
    • Georgia Ave-Petworth Station (Green Line)
    • U Street Station (Green Line)
    • Metro Center Station (Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines)
    • Federal Triangle Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
  • Metrobus F1
    • West Hyattsville Station (Green Line)
    • Cheverly Station (Orange Line)
  • Metrobus K2
    • Fort Totten Station (Green and Red Lines)
  • Ride On 12
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 13 (weekday rush only)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 14 (weekday and Saturday only)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 16
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)
  • Ride On 18 (weekday only)
    • Silver Spring Station (closed)

Fort Totten

  • Metrobus 60 (weekday only)
    • Georgia Ave-Petworth Station (Green Line)
  • Metrobus 64
    • Georgia Ave-Petworth Station (Green Line)
    • U Street Station (Green Line)
    • Metro Center Station (Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines)
    • Federal Triangle Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
  • Metrobus 80
    • Brookland-CUA Station (Red Line)
    • Union Station (Red Line)
    • Gallery Place Station (Green, Yellow, and Red Lines)
    • Metro Center Station (Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines)
    • McPherson Square Station (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
    • Foggy Bottom-GWU Station (overnight only) (Blue, Orange, and Silver Lines)
  • Metrobus E4
    • Friendship Heights Station (Red Line)
  • Metrobus F6 (weekday only)
    • West Hyattsville Station (Green Line)
    • Hyattsville Crossing Station (Green Line)
    • College Park-U of Md Station (Green Line)
    • New Carrollton Station (Orange Line)
  • Metrobus K2 (weekday rush only)
    • Fort Totten Station (Green and Red Lines)

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  • Metrobus and coach buses will serve as shuttles during the closure.
  • Accessible shuttles will be available at all closed stations. To request an accessible shuttle, please ask a Metro team member onsite.
  • MetroAccess paratransit is available for customers who cannot use the accessible shuttles. For MetroAccess eligibility, an expedited process is available at the Transit Accessibility Center.

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