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WMATA: Construction equipment derailment outside Potomac Yard Station causing delays

Metro riders should expect delays after trains are single tracking due to a derailment outside the Potomac Yard, the transit agency reported.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A piece of construction equipment was disabled outside the Potomac Yard station in Alexandria, Virginia, early Tuesday morning, delaying metro riders, officials said.

Blue and Blue Plus lines were single trackings between Potomac Yard and National Airport, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said. 

Customers should expect delays in both directions because of speed restrictions in the area.

"Metro’s overnight crews were completing work near the shutdown area of the Yellow Line Bridge when flat bed equipment slipped off the track", according to WMATA. 

The derailment did not involve a train, officials said.

Potomac Yard is a new station that has not opened yet. It's expected to open in May 2023, WMATA said.

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