Metro Trains Bypass Bethesda Station After Escalator Outage

Metro trains bypassed the Bethesda station for hours Monday evening because elevators and escalators were out of service.

Trains traveling in either direction skipped the station starting about 6:20 p.m. Shuttle service was available from the Medical Center station. Metro advised riders to take the J2, J3, J4, J7 and J9 buses.

Service had been restored by 8:20 p.m., Metro said. 

No information on the cause of the outage was available immediately. A new escalator was installed in the station in August, as News4 reported.

Stay with News4 for more details on this developing story.

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