What You Need to Know About Metro: August 12

It’s the weekend again which of course means a few Metro delays. The red, blue and yellow lines will all be affected by closures, including the Red line sharing one track near Wheaton - between the Takoma and Forest Glen stations.)

Here's what you need to be prepared for wherever you're going around the Metro area. 

Red Line – from 10 p.m. Friday through closing on Sunday

• Red Line trains between Takoma and Forest Glen as well as between the Grosvenor and Twinbrook stations.
• Trains will depart Glenmont and the Shady Grove stations about every 24 minutes.
• WMATA suggests that customers allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time.

Blue and Orange Lines – from 10 p.m. Friday through closing on Sunday

• Orange and Blue Line trains will share one track between the Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory stations while the Orange Line trains will share one track between the Vienna and West Falls Church stations.
• WMATA suggests that customers allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time.

Yellow Line – from 10 p.m., Friday through closing on Sunday

• Yellow Line trains will share one track between the Pentagon and L’Enfant Plaza stations.
• WMATA suggests that customers allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time.