Dulles Rail Project Continues this Weekend on the Orange Line

Orange Line riders in Northern Virginia should add 30 minutes to their travel plans this weekend (June 5-6) as the Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project continues major construction activities between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations resulting in the tracks being closed between those two stations.

There will be no train service between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations on June 5, and 6 as the Dulles Corridor Metrorail continues major construction activities that will eventually connect the new rail line to the existing Metrorail system. Regular service on the Orange Line between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail station will resume when the Metrorail system opens on Monday morning, June 7.

On Saturday, June 5, Metrorail will open at 5 a.m., two hours early, for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Later that evening, the Washington Nationals play at Nationals Park at 7:05 p.m., the DC United play at RFK Stadium at 7:30 p.m., and the Washington Mystics play at the Verizon Center at 7 p.m. Orange Line riders in Northern Virginia who plan to take Metro these events should build an extra 30 minutes into their travel plans.

From 10 p.m. to closing (3 a.m.) on Friday, June 4, Orange Line trains will operate every 30 minutes and share one track between the East Falls Church and Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metrorail stations. The last Orange Line will depart the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU Metrorail station at its regular time of 2:25 a.m.

From 7 a.m., Saturday, June 5, to closing, on Sunday, June 6, the Orange Line will be split in two sections, the first running from Vienna/Fairfax-GMU to West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations, and the second between the New Carrollton and East Falls Church Metrorail stations. The East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations will remain open.

Metro will operate free shuttle buses between the East Falls Church and West Falls Church-VT/UVA Metrorail stations. Customers should expect delays and should add an extra 30 minutes into their travel plans if they need to pass through the work zone.

More information is available from WMATA.

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