The Red Line Metrorail segment between Takoma to Forest Glen will close May 20-21 for construction work on the Purple Line. The Silver Spring Metro Station is closed both days.
From Saturday, May 20 – Sunday, May 21, a segment of the Metrorail Red Line will be shut down. Express bus shuttles will run between Takoma and Forest Glen Metro Stations. Local bus shuttles will run between Takoma and Forest Glen Metro Stations via Silver Spring. pic.twitter.com/YgdNIugMS8
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Free shuttle buses will run between the stations. The first and last buses are scheduled to meet the first and last trains at Takoma and Forest Glen Metro Stations. Shuttle information follows:
Takoma Metro Station
Express at Bus Bay E (Reg ID #1003260)
Local at Bus Bay B (Reg ID #1003568)
Silver Spring Transit Center
Local northbound to Forest Glen at Bus Bay 116 (Reg ID #2005467)
Local southbound to Takoma Park at Bus Bay 117 (Reg ID #2005468)
Forest Glen Metro Station
Express at Bus Bay D (Reg ID #2005442)
Local at Bus Bay C (Reg ID #2003896)
Metrorail opens at 7 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday, closes at 1 a.m. Saturday and midnight Sunday.