DC Metro Orange, Silver Lines Return to 6-minute Rush-Hour Service

Metro General Manager/CEO Paul J. Wiedefeld on Dec. 30, announced the resumption of six-minute rush hour service on the Orange and Silver lines, 13 weeks after a catastrophic fire knocked offline an electrical substation outside Stadium-Armory Station.

"I am pleased to be able to announce the restoration of six-minute service on the Orange and Silver lines this week," said Wiedefeld. "I want to thank the Metro customers who stayed with us despite less frequent service and crowding, and we know there is more work ahead to rebuild rider confidence and make service reliable."

Orange and Silver line trains began consistently departing endpoint terminals at six-minute headways on Dec. 28, for the first time since the Sept. 21 substation fire. ...............(more)

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