Metro will be doing construction on a good chunk of the red line starting June 1, 2024. Takoma station will be closed June 1 – June 29, 2024. Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, & Silver Spring stations will be closed June 1 – Aug 31, 2024. Plan accordingly.

Reason for closure from Metro:

The three-month closure will allow the Maryland Transit Administration Purple Line project to build a new mezzanine at Silver Spring which will improve the connectivity between the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center and the future Purple Line Station with Metro.

The outage will also provide Metro with an opportunity to complete maintenance, repairs, and customer experience improvements on the Red Line, condensing eight months of weekend closures and disruptions into the summer months.

SERVICE INFORMATION

June 1 – June 29, 2024

• Free shuttle buses replace trains between Glenmont and Fort Totten
• Stations closed: Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Takoma
• Green Line service and Red Line service to/from Shady Grove available at Fort Totten

June 30 – Aug. 31, 2024

• Free shuttle buses replace trains between Glenmont and Takoma
• Stations closed: Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, and Silver Spring
• Green and Red Line service available at Fort Totten
• Takoma Station reopened. Customers traveling between the closed stations and Takoma should use the local shuttle bus, or limited stop shuttle bus to the Red Line via Fort Totten

TRAVEL ALTERNATIVES

Free Shuttle Service

Free local, limited-stop, and express shuttles available during Metrorail operating hours. Shuttles will be available at all closed stations for customers with accessibility needs. To request an accessible shuttle, please ask a Metro team member onsite.

Saturday, June 1 to Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024

• Local: Local service stopping at all stations between Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Takoma, and Fort Totten
  • AM/PM Peak – approximately every 4 minutes
  • All other times, weekends, and holidays – approximately every 8 minutes
  • Estimated travel time: 61 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
    
• Limited 1: Limited-stop service between Glenmont, Wheaton, and Fort Totten
  • AM/PM Peak – approximately every 4 minutes
  • All other times, weekends, and holidays – approximately every 8 minutes
  • Estimated travel time: 37 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
    
• Limited 2: Limited-stop service between Forest Glen, Silver Spring, and Fort Totten
  • AM/PM Peak – approximately every 4 minutes
  • All other times, weekends, and holidays – approximately every 8 minutes
  • Estimated travel time: 25 minutes between Glenmont and Fort Totten during peak traffic
    
• Express: Express service between Silver Spring and Metro Center (pick up location 12th & G streets NW)
  • Weekday only – approximately 4-8 minutes all day
  • Estimated travel time: 39 minutes between Silver Spring and Metro Center during peak traffic

Shuttle bus locations: Glenmont , Wheaton , Forest Glen , Silver Spring , Takoma , Fort Totten , Metro Center