Metro Rail weekday service changes for Monday, Sept. 28 through Friday, Oct. 2

Updated: 9/29/2026

General hours

Monday - Thursday: 5 am - midnight

Friday: 5 am - 2 am

Mon - Wed: Normal service

Sept. 28 - Sept. 30

Th: Service impacts

Oct. 1

Yellow Line - Single tracking + modified service, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm only

Single tracking: Pentagon City to Reagan Airport (DCA)
Modified service: All Yellow Line trains will run Huntington to Greenbelt
Wait times: Expect 18 - 20 minutes between trains

Blue Line - Single tracking, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm only

Single tracking: Pentagon City to Reagan Airport (DCA)
Wait times: Expect 18 - 20 minutes between trains, Franconia-Springfield to Downtown Largo

Yellow and Blue line - Single tracking: Pentagon City to Reagan Airport (DCA); Yellow Line runs to Greenbelt, all trips

What track work are we doing?

Yellow and Blue lines:

This proactive work will allow destressing of the rails, which helps prevent rail kinks.

Metro Rail System Map

Designed to help customers quickly understand routes, stations, transfer points, and service coverage.

Plan ahead: system map

Th: Normal service

Oct. 1

Fri: Normal service

Oct. 2

Weekend track work

View Metro Rail weekend track work

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202-GO-METRO (202-466-3876)

TTY 202-962-2033

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