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In January 2023, WMATA announced they were cleared to begin Phase 3 of its Return to Service plan where cars will be inspected every week instead of every four days. [121] Rail service would return to normal by February 2023. [122] In March 2023, WMATA announced they will fix all axles on all 7000-series railcars over the next three years. [123]
Metra officials said UPNW train #717 was scheduled to arrived at Harvard at 5:20 p.m., but hit a vehicle in Norwood Park at around 4:20 p.m. near Nagle and Northwest Highway.
The train operator, whose name was not released, was fired for "failure to follow standard operating procedures." He had been a WMATA employee since 2007. His train was moving at 18 mph; the speed limit for train yards is 15 mph, and operators are supposed to reduce their speed even further when approaching parked trains. [15]
On June 22, 2009, at 5:03 p.m., a six-car train collided with and telescoped onto a stationary train between the Takoma and Fort Totten Metro stations. Eight passengers and a train operator were killed in the collision and at least 70 people were injured. It is the deadliest accident in the history of the Washington Metro. [32]
www.wmata.com /service /rail / Operation; Began operation: March 27, 1976; 48 years ago () Operator(s) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Character: At-grade, elevated, and underground: Number of vehicles: 1,242 railcars: Train length: 6 or 8 cars: Headway: 5–10 mins peak; 6–15 mins off-peak: Technical; System length ...
Pylon by the entrance to the Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter station Passengers boarding a train at the Bethesda station Crossvault of the L'Enfant Plaza station Union Station, the busiest station in the system The longest continuous escalator in the western hemisphere, at the Wheaton station [5] Vaulted ceiling at Farragut West Largo Town Center station, one of the newest stations ...
WMATA broke ground for its train system in 1969. [16] The first portion of the Metrorail system opened March 27, 1976, connecting Farragut North to Rhode Island Avenue on the Red Line. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The 103 miles (166 km) of the original 83-station system was completed on January 13, 2001, with the opening of Green Line's segment from Anacostia ...
On December 14, 2020, WMATA announced that Blue Line service will be suspended between February 13 to May 23, 2021, to rebuild the platforms at both Arlington Cemetery and Addison Road. Additional Yellow Line trains will operate between Franconia–Springfield and Mount Vernon Square while Silver Line trains will serve in part of the Blue Line ...