Metrorail

During peak periods here in the downtown core, you really shouldn’t have to wait longer than five minutes for the next train to come. Metro says there will now be 60 percent more service on the rails compared to the same time last year.

The transit agency says it’s increasing service because more people are riding during the morning and afternoon rush. But a lot of people still say they aren’t commuting on a regular basis. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

Metro says the new, taller faregates have slashed fare evasion at the stations where they’ve been installed, including an 84% decrease at Mount Vernon Square. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

The plan was to have the Red Line flip back to automatic mode this summer, and the rest of the system by the end of the year. But at this point, the testing continues with no clear timeline for when the switch might happen.

News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

A Metrorail operator who was arrested last year for driving a train while under the influence of alcohol had been at the controls of a Blue Line train for hours, according to a safety report.

“Hectic! It was hectic,” said one employee.

Metro employees were met with a standing ovation after they helped deliver a baby aboard a Metro train outside New Carrollton. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

The suspect got off on a Southwest D.C. station and fled the scene. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

Metro transit police and D.C. police responded to the shooting about 11:45 a.m. at the Navy Yard station.

News4’s Aimee Cho has a look at how trains are running on the station’s opening day.

The region is getting a brand-new Metro station on the Blue and Yellow lines. News4’s Adam Tuss has four things you need to know.

It’s been a long (long, long) time in the making. After numerous delays, Metrorail’s new Potomac Yard-VT station is set to open Friday, May 19, in Alexandria, Virginia.

The planned work projects include waterproofing station roofs, replacing 40-year-old rails and installing fiber optic cable, Metro said.

Metro’s new Potomac Yard Metro station on Blue and Yellow Lines is set to officially open on Friday, May 19.

Two women say they were riding a Metro train in downtown D.C. on Thursday afternoon when a stranger yelled racist comments, chased them and threatened to push them onto the tracks. Bystanders intervened and helped them escape.

Two women say a man threatened them and yelled anti-Asian insults at them on Thursday as they rode the Red Line in downtown D.C. News4’s Aimee Cho hears what happened and how the women said bystanders helped.

Metro announced Monday it’s adding more trains to the Blue, Orange and Blue Plus lines during busy hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Starting Tuesday, service on the three lines will increase to every 12 minutes instead of 15 minutes from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. on those days. Trains will arrive every four minutes at…

An internal investigation has showed operators were certified despite not meeting training requirements.

The drama caught customers in the middle, with riders hearing conflicting reports about service and safety within hours of each other. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.