A 24-year-old Maryland man was struck and killed by a Metro train at the Farragut North Station just before 11a.m. Tuesday, WMATA officials confirmed.
Metro police described the death as a suicide.
The man was hit by a train traveling toward Shady Grove.
Following the incident, the station remained open, but Red Line trains single-tracked between Judiciary Square and Dupont Circle for several hours. Service returned to normal on the Red Line around 2:40 p.m.
On the Blue and Orange lines, trains single-tracked between McPherson Square and Foggy Bottom due to the incident until around 1 p.m.
Metro said Red Line riders should expect residual delays until around 3:25 p.m. Rush hour service is expected to be normal, Metro said.
