Metro's SafeTrack Plan: When Will Your Area Be Affected?

What to Know

  • Safetrack, Metro's aggressive new maintenance plan, began earlier this month, and will continue for nearly an entire year.
  • Keep in mind that in addition to the listed service changes, trains may also run less frequently in other areas of the affected rail lines.

Safetrack, Metro's aggressive maintenance plan, began in June, and since then, scheduled shutdowns and single-tracking have come to every line of Metro at one time or another.

SafeTrack is continuing for nearly an entire year, sending ripple effects across the region. Fifteen "safety surges" will alter Metro service for days or even weeks at a time.

Read on to learn when your area will be affected -- but keep in mind that in addition to the listed service changes, trains may also run less frequently in other segments of the affected rail lines.

UPCOMING SCHEDULED SURGES:

SURGE 8: Aug. 27-Sept. 11 (originally Aug. 20-Sept. 5)

SURGE 9: Sept. 15-Oct. 26 (originally Sept. 9-Oct. 20)

  • Orange Line, 42 days
  • Continuous single-tracking from Vienna to West Falls Church
  • Weekend line segment shutdowns

UPCOMING SURGES, CURRENTLY UNSCHEDULED:

The final six surges had initially been numbered, and had set dates -- but other safety surges had to be pushed back.

Metro says the sequence of these last six surges is subject to change. Officials expect to release a revised schedule by mid-September.

UPCOMING SURGE: Fort Totten to NoMa

  • Red Line
  • Line segment shutdown

UPCOMING SURGE: East Falls Church to West Falls Church

  • Orange, Silver lines
  • Continuous single-tracking

UPCOMING SURGE: Greenbelt to College Park

  • Yellow, Green lines
  • Continuous single-tracking

UPCOMING SURGE: Rosslyn to Pentagon

  • Blue Line
  • Line segment shutdown

UPCOMING SURGE: Braddock Road to Huntington/Van Dorn Street

  • Yellow, Blue lines
  • Continuous single-tracking

UPCOMING SURGE: East Falls Church to West Falls Church

  • Orange, Silver lines
  • Continuous single-tracking

COMPLETED SURGES:

SURGE 1: June 4 - June 16

  • Orange, Silver lines
  • 13 days of continuous single-tracking from East Falls Church to Ballston

SURGE 2: June 18 - July 3

  • Blue, Orange, Silver lines
  • 16-day shutdown from Eastern Market to Minnesota Avenue and Benning Road

SURGE 3: July 5 (8 p.m.) - July 11

  • Yellow, Blue lines
  • 6-day shutdown from National Airport to Braddock Road

SURGE 4: July 12 - July 18

  • Yellow, Blue lines
  • 7-day shutdown from Pentagon City to National Airport

SURGE 5: July 20 - July 31

  • Orange, Silver lines
  • 12 days of continuous single-tracking from East Falls Church to Ballston

SURGE 6: Aug. 1 - Aug. 7

  • Red Line
  • 7 days of continuous single-tracking from Takoma to Silver Spring

SURGE 7: Aug. 9 - Aug. 21 (originally through Aug. 18)

  • Red Line
  • 10 days of continuous single-tracking from Shady Grove to Twinbrook
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