Welcome Back, Blue & Yellow Line Riders!
Published: Friday, September 13, 2019
After 107 days of around the clock construction, the summer 2019 station closures have come to an end and rail service has resumed at Braddock Rd, Eisenhower Ave, Franconia-Springfield, Huntington, King St-Old Town and Van Dorn St stations.
From the Platform Improvement Project team, construction crews and everyone at Metro – thank you for your patience and for helping us make Metro safer and more accessible.
From the Platform Improvement Project team, construction crews and everyone at Metro – thank you for your patience and for helping us make Metro safer and more accessible.
We hope you enjoy your new stations!
Check out some photos from the first day of rail service at the reopened stations.
Stations Reopening September 2019
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General Manager Paul Wiedefeld welcomes riders at station reopening -
Kiosk screens welcome back riders across the stations -
New slip-resistant tiles are in all reopened stations -
New Passenger Information Displays (PIDs) are in all reopened stations -
Rider receiving a bag at King St-Old Town Station -
Station managers greet riders on the reconstructed Braddock Rd platform -
Service resumes at Braddock Rd Station -
Service resumes at Eisenhower Ave Station -
Service resumes at King St-Old Town Station -
Metro staff greet riders at station entrances -
Slip-resistant tiles are a feature across all renovated stations -
Executives and staff greet riders at Van Dorn St Station