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Reconstruction of the Metrorail system is scheduled to continue over the weekend of January 8-10 with service adjustments on all six lines. Trains will operate as follows: Green Line trains will operate regular weekend intervals between Branch Avenue and College Park stations. Free shuttle buses will replace train service at the Greenbelt Station only. Silver […]

UPDATED Metro vending machines are now able to process credit and debit card transactions after technical problems earlier today. “Due to an equipment malfunction earlier today, most vending machines were unable to accept credit or debit cards. The outage also affected online fare purchases.We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience while resolving this […]

UPDATED The Forest Glen Metro station was the site of an emergency response drill on Sunday. The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service and the Metro Transit Police conducted a dual exercise from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The station was closed to the public during the exercise. According to a news release from Metro, […]

Metro has initiated a national search for the transit authority’s top safety official. The Chief Safety Officer (CSO) will report to the General Manager/CEO and provides strategic leadership to ensure the day to day safety of the system, its employees and customers. According to a news release, Metro is seeking a dynamic and experienced safety […]

Here are your five things to know today, Nov. 20, in Montgomery County: 1. The Metro Board of Directors has appointed Paul Wiedefeld as General Manager and CEO, and he says safety is his top priority. His first day is Nov. 30th. 2. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett has released the county’s list of state […]

The Metro Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Paul Wiedefeld as the system’s General Manager and Chief Executive Officer under a four-year contract. According to a news release, Wiedefeld will assume his position on November 30th and receive an annual salary of $397,500 plus standard benefits. “Paul’s three decades of public and private sector transportation […]

In response to the attacks in Paris, the Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) has announced that is has increased patrols systemwide. According to a news release, riders will likely notice an increased police presence throughout the transit system. Police said the additional patrols began Friday evening and will continue for an unspecified period of time. […]

College Park Metro Bike & Ride customers will no longer need to buy separate cards to access Bike & Ride facilities. Bike & Ride customers can now use covered bicycle parking for free with a registered SmarTrip card at the College Park-U of MD station. According to a news release, the Bike & Ride facility […]

Metro put in service five new 60-foot accordion style articulated buses today along the 16th Street corridor. The new buses are part of a larger order of 21 articulated buses and 274 standard buses that will be put in service over the next year, replacing vehicles that are at the end of their 12-year lifespan. […]

With unanimous Board support, Paul Wiedefeld was named Metro’s new General Manager and Chief Executive Officer (GM/CEO) today, according to a WMATA news release. Wiedefeld will be formally appointed at WMATA’s next Board of Directors meeting on November 19. “This Board is very pleased to have a senior executive of Mr. Wiedefeld’s caliber who will […]