Planned Metro Rail Track Work
Metro has transitioned to a new program of preventive maintenance and planned capital work. Overnight and weekend hours will be used for enhanced preventive maintenance including cable testing to prevent smoke and fire incidents, stray current testing, trackbed cleaning, switch maintenance, torqueing (tightening fasteners, joint nuts and bolts) to eliminate excessive strain on infrastructure, and track geometry work to ensure the correct rail alignment.
Every effort will be made to adhere to the schedule below. However, changes may be necessary due to weather, construction delays, and other factors outside our control. This page will be updated as necessary.
Our weekday and weekend track work pages have details about this week's track work, including minor projects that may impact your trip.
| Start | End | Line | Impact | Stations closed | Work to perform |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | Oct 4 | Red Line: Single tracking Takoma to Silver Spring Orange Line: Single tracking East Falls Church to West Falls Church Silver Line: Single tracking East Falls Church to McLean | None | Red Line: Interlocking maintenance; straight stocks rail replacement; mudspot removal; switch tamping Orange and Silver lines: Removal and reinstallation of switch timber ties and insulators; replacing fasteners | |
| Oct 12 | Oct 16 | After 10 pm, single tracking, Silver Spring to Forest Glen | None | Purple Line paver repair work | |
| Oct 17 | Oct 18 | Orange Line: No service between Clarendon and Foggy Bottom-GWU Silver Line: No service between Clarendon and Downtown Largo/New Carrollton Blue Line: No service between Reagan Airport and Foggy Bottom-GWU | Rosslyn, Arlington Cemetery, and Court House | Orange, Silver, and Blue lines: Removal and reinstallation of switch timber ties and insulators; replacing fasteners | |
| Dec 16 | Dec 30 | Single tracking between U St and Georgia Av-Petworth | None | Replacement of: rail and fastening systems; communications and signal equipment; and lighting infrastructure |