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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6 | Sept. 6 | Red | Free shuttle buses replace trains between Friendship Heights and North Bethesda | Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center, Bethesda | Purple Line Project, platform rehabilitation, aerial structure replacement |
| Sept. 5 | Sept. 7 | Green | Free shuttle buses replace trains between Hyattsville Crossing and Greenbelt | College Park-U of Md, Greenbelt | Train control room maintenance and replacement |
| Sept. 19 | Sept. 20 | Yellow | No Yellow Line service from L'Enfant Plaza station to Pentagon station | None | Track rehabilitation |
| Sept. 26 | Sept. 27 | Yellow | No Yellow Line service from L'Enfant Plaza station to Pentagon station | None | Track rehabilitation |