Metro Cuts Weekend Service Amid Coronavirus Crisis: What To Know

Georgetown DC

27 March, 2020

8:55 AM

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WASHINGTON, DC — Amid a growing coronavirus pandemic, Metro has shut down 19 of its 91 rail stations indefinitely to limit employees' exposure to the disease and to conserve cleaning supplies. The closures include the Archives-Penn Quarter, East Falls Church, and Arlington Cemetery stations. Click here for the full list. Metro advises that its rail and bus systems only be used for essential trips. Translation: Unless you are a front-line health care worker or a person essential to the supply chain (i.e., grocery store employee, gas attendant, liquor store clerk), or have to access critical resources, don't take the Metro. And if you aren't feeling well, stay home. Contact your healthcare provider first and follow their guidance. Here's everything you need to know if you must take the Metro this weekend: On Saturday and Sunday, Metro will operate between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.METRORAIL Trains will operate on all lines and serve all open stations. A total of 19 stations are closed. Alternate transportation will not be provided at any of the affected stations. According to officials, riders should expect wait times of up to 30 minutes between trains. METROBUS Limited bus service will only be provided on 26 routes (see list below). Routes that aren't on the list will not operate. Riders should also expect wait times of up to 30 minutes between buses. Hours of service will vary by route, but will generally run on a Sunday schedule. Officials are asking customers to use rear bus doors to help contain the spread of COVID-19. 54 – 14th Street LineS4 – 16th Street Line70 – Georgia Avenue – 7th Street Line83 – College Park Line90 – U Street – Garfield LineC4 – Greenbelt – Twinbrook LineX2 – Benning Road – H Street Line16C – Columbia Pike Line28A – Leesburg Pike Line29K – Alexandria – Fairfax Line29N – Alexandria – Fairfax Line30N – Friendship Heights – Southeast Line30S – Friendship Heights – Southeast LineA6 – Anacostia – Congress Heights LineB2 – Bladensburg Road – Anacostia LineD12 - Oxon Hill-Suitland LineF4 - New Carrollton-Silver Spring LineH4 – Crosstown LineJ2 – Bethesda – Silver Spring LineK6 – New Hampshire Avenue – Maryland LineP12 – Eastover – Addison Road LineREX – Richmond Highway ExpressV4 - Capitol Heights-Minnesota Avenue LineW4 – Deanwood – Alabama Avenue LineY2 – Georgia Avenue – Maryland LineZ8 – FairlandMETROACCESS MetroAccess vans will connect three rail stations with hospitals from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sibley HospitalShuttle from: Friendship Heights StationTransfer location: Bus Bay G, Stop #2001506 Georgetown University HospitalShuttle from: Dupont Metro (Q Street)Transfer location: Bus Stop #1003746 Prince George's HospitalNew Carrollton (South Side)Bus Bay A, Stop #3003032 MetroAccess will operate during the same hours as rail and bus services. The MetroAccess Eligibility Center is closed until further notice.