This weekend, June 1-2, Metro will begin major construction on the Red Line, closing the Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Takoma stations. Free shuttle buses will replace trains, including limited-stop service to Fort Totten and local service stopping at all closed stations.
Per WMATA: The work will continue through the summer with the Takoma Station reopening on June 30, and the remaining stations closed through August 31. Trains will run normal service to all other lines and the remaining Red Line stations during the weekend.
The work, coordinated with the Maryland Transit Administration Purple Line Project, will allow MTA to build a new mezzanine to better connect the future Purple Line to Metrorail at Silver Spring Station. At the same time, Metro will perform safety-critical maintenance and repairs and customer experience improvements.
Service Information:
Free shuttle buses replace trains between Fort Totten and Glenmont. Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Takoma stations closed. Normal Service frequencies between Shady Grove and Fort Totten. Local and limited-stop shuttle buses will operate as follows:
- Local: Local service approximately every 4-8 minutes between Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Takoma, and Fort Totten
- Estimated travel time: 61 minutes
- Limited 1: Limited-stop service approximately every 4-8 minutes between Glenmont, Wheaton, and Fort Totten
- Estimated travel time: 37 minutes
- Limited 2: Limited-stop service approximately every 4-8 minutes between Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Fort Totten
- Estimated travel time: 25 minutes
- For a full list of travel alternatives go to wmata.com/majorconstruction