WASHINGTON -- Metro will test additional eight-car trains on certain lines next week as it gears up for Inauguration Day, officials said.
Metro typically uses six- to eight-car trains on the red, orange and green lines.
On Monday and Tuesday, Metro will test extra eight-car trains during morning and afternoon rush hour on the blue and orange lines. Eight-car trains also will be used on those lines during off-peak hours.
The same process will occur Wednesday and Thursday on the red line, with additional eight-car trains running during peak times.
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In addition, all trains will stop at the end of each station platform. Riders should move to the far end of the platform to board, officials said.
"As we prepare for Inauguration Weekend, we are testing our power supplies by operating 50 percent eight-car train service on the Blue, Orange and Red lines next week," said Dave Kubicek, Metro’s assistant general manager for Metrorail. "We are asking Blue, Orange and Red line riders to pay special attention to train announcements and to check the next train signs to see when an eight-car train is arriving at their station so they can move to the far ends of the platform to access all cars."
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