Will the DC Metro train crash alter the red line schedule today?
The D.C. Metro crash that took place on June 22, 2009 has claimed the lives of seven victims and has injured at least 76 people. As a result of the crash, Red Line services for Tuesday, June 23, 2009 is severely limited. Metro recommends that commuters avoid the Red Line entirely if possible. There will be several trips that commuters can take on the Red Line, however. Commuters can take the Red Line back and forth between the Glenmont and Silver Spring Metrorail stations and between the Shady Grove and the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metrorail stations. The trains will consist of six and eight car trains and they are scheduled to run between eight and ten minutes apart. Expect heavy crowding if taking these trains. Red Line trains between Fort Totten and Takoma metrorail stations will be closed. Sources: http://www.examiner.
Metro riders who use the Red Line should plan to add at least an hour to their commutes after Monday’s train crash between Fort Fotten and Takoma Park. If you can avoid taking the Red Line, avoid it. That’s the advice of Metro. Trains will be very crowded. The Red Line is shut down from the Silver Spring to Rhode Island Stations. The Brookland-CUA, Fort Totten and Takoma Metrorail stations are closed to Red Line service. While the Fort Totten station is closed to all Red Line service, you can catch a Green Line train there. Metro says all trains will be running manually. A train operator will be at the controls at all times, which means trains will be running more slowly than normal. Red Line trains will operate every 8 to 10 minutes between Glenmont and Silver Spring stations and between Shady Grove and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood stations. Sources: http://www.wtop.com/?
The D.C. Metro crash that took place on June 22, 2009 has claimed the lives of seven victims and has injured at least 76 people. As a result of the crash, Red Line services for Tuesday, June 23, 2009 is severely limited. Metro recommends that commuters avoid the Red Line entirely if possible. There will be several trips that commuters can take on the Red Line, however. Commuters can take the Red Line back and forth between the Glenmont and Silver Spring Metrorail stations and between the Shady Grove and the Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metrorail stations. The trains will consist of six and eight car trains and they are scheduled to run between eight and ten minutes apart. Expect heavy crowding if taking these trains. Red Line trains between Fort Totten and Takoma metrorail stations will be closed.
Metro riders who use the Red Line should plan to add at least an hour to their commutes after Monday’s train crash between Fort Fotten and Takoma Park. If you can avoid taking the Red Line, avoid it. That’s the advice of Metro. Trains will be very crowded. The Red Line is shut down from the Silver Spring to Rhode Island Stations. The Brookland-CUA, Fort Totten and Takoma Metrorail stations are closed to Red Line service. While the Fort Totten station is closed to all Red Line service, you can catch a Green Line train there. Metro says all trains will be running manually. A train operator will be at the controls at all times, which means trains will be running more slowly than normal. Red Line trains will operate every 8 to 10 minutes between Glenmont and Silver Spring stations and between Shady Grove and Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood stations.
The D.C. Metro crash that took place on June 22, 2009 has claimed the lives of seven victims and has injured at least 76 people. As a result of the crash, Red Line services for Tuesday, June 23, 2009 is severely limited. Metro recommends that commuters avoid the Red Line entirely if possible. There will be several trips that commuters can take on the Red Line, however.
