Limited Metro Service This Weekend Due To Coronavirus Pandemic

BETHESDA, MD — 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 frontline 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 9 p.m.

METRORAIL

• Trains will operate every 20 minutes on the Red Line and every 30 minutes on the Yellow, Green, Blue, and Silver Lines
• Orange Line trains will run every 36 minutes, but single-track between Vienna/Fairfax-GMU and East Falls Church

METROBUS

• Buses will operate between 8 a.m. and 11 p.m.
• Bus times vary by route
• Passengers should enter and exit buses at the rear doors (unless they use a mobility device or ramp)
• Fares are waived

METROACCESS

• Service will run during the same hours as rail and bus services