WASHINGTON — Attention riders: Metro will begin its annual summer repairs on the Red Line in the coming weeks.
Beginning June 1, the Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Takoma stations will be closed for summer construction. WMATA is encouraging customers to plan their alternative routes ahead of time.
As usual, Metro will provide free local and limited-stop shuttle buses to the closed stations, with express service available between Silver Spring and downtown D.C.
Summer construction will continue through August 31, with Takoma Station reopening on June 30. Once stations reopen, limited-stop shuttles will continue to run to and from Fort Totten during construction.
During this three-month closure, the Maryland Transit Administration Purple Line project will build a new mezzanine at Silver Spring.
SERVICE INFORMATION
June 1 – June 29, 2024
- Free shuttle buses replace trains between Glenmont and Fort Totten
- Stations closed: Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Takoma
June 30 – Aug. 31, 2024
- Free shuttle buses replace trains between Glenmont and Takoma
- Stations closed: Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, and Silver Spring
- Green and Red Line service available at Fort Totten
- Takoma Station reopened. Customers traveling between the closed stations and Takoma should use the local shuttle bus, or limited-stop shuttle bus to the Red Line via Fort Totten
Parking will be free at all five stations during the summer closure.
Free Shuttle Service
Free local, limited-stop, and express shuttles are available during Metrorail operating hours. Shuttles will be available at all closed stations for customers with accessibility needs. To request an accessible shuttle, please ask a Metro team member onsite.
Saturday, June 1 to Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024
- Local: Local service stopping at all stations between Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Takoma, and Fort Totten
- AM/PM Peak - approximately every 4 minutes
- All other times, weekends, and holidays - approximately every 8 minutes
- Estimated travel time: 61 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
- Limited 1: Limited-stop service between Glenmont, Wheaton, and Fort Totten
- AM/PM Peak - approximately every 4 minute
- All other times, weekends, and holidays - approximately every 8 minutes
- Estimated travel time: 37 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
- Limited 2: Limited-stop service between Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Fort Totten
- AM/PM Peak - approximately every 4 minutes
- All other times, weekends, and holidays - approximately every 8 minutes
- Estimated travel time: 25 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
- Express: Express service between Silver Spring and Metro Center (pick up location 12th & G streets NW)
- Weekday only – approximately 4-8 minutes all-day
- Estimated travel time: 39 minutes between Silver Spring and Metro Center during peak traffic