Metro Rail weekend service for Saturday, July 18 through Sunday, July 19

Hours: Saturday: 6 am - 2 am, Sunday: 6 am - midnight

Impacted service

Red Line

Summer Shutdown July 6 - Sept. 6: Trains will not operate between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights. Free shuttles replace trains — learn more about the service impacts.

Trains operate in two separate segments:

• Shady Grove - North Bethesda: daytime: 6 minutes between trains; evening: 10 minutes between trains
• Glenmont - Friendship Heights: daytime: 6 minutes between trains; evening: 10 minutes between trains

Orange Line:

• Single tracking between Vienna and West Falls Church — 20 minutes between trains

Normal service

Yellow Line

Green Line

Silver Line

Blue Line

What track work are we doing?

On the Red Line:

• Creating a second mezzanine at Bethesda station to integrate the MTA Purple Line
• Rehabilitating the platform at Grosvenor-Strathmore by replacing slab edges and tiles, adding new lighting, and modifying drainage
• Maintaining the raised railway across Rockville Pike/MD 355 between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Medical Center stations

On the Orange and Silver lines:

• Replacing timber ties, cross ties, and insulation

Weekday track work

View the Metro Rail weekday track work schedule.