Metro Rail weekend service for Saturday, May 16 through Sunday, May 17

Updated: 5/13/2026

Advisory effective: May 16-17, 2026

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

Impacted service

Red Line

Trains single track between Silver Spring and Forest Glen. Trains run every 8 minutes between Shady Grove and NoMa-Gallaudet U and every 15 minutes between NoMa-Gallaudet U and Glenmont. 

Yelllow Line

Free shuttle buses replace trains between Braddock Rd and Pentagon City. Crystal City, National Airport, and Potomac Yard stations closed. Trains run every 12 minutes between Huntington and Braddock Rd and every 12 minutes between Pentagon City and Greenbelt. No Yellow Line trips will turn at Mt. Vernon Sq. 

Blue Line

Free shuttle buses replace trains between Braddock Rd and Pentagon City. Crystal City, National Airport, and Potomac Yard stations closed. Trains run every 12 minutes between Franconia-Springfield and Braddock Rd and every 12 minutes between Pentagon City and Downtown Largo.

Normal service

Green Line

Orange Line

Silver Line

What track work are we doing?

On the Red Line, the team will perform tunnel leak repair. On the Yellow and Blue lines, the crew will resume the Crystal City construction project. 

Weekday track work

View the Metro Rail weekday track work schedule. 

Get in touch with Metro

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Call or text 202-GO-METRO (202-466-3876)
TTY 202-962-2033

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Live Customer Support is available Monday-Friday, 7 am-8 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 8 am-8 pm. 

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