Metro Delays
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If a fare hike gets approved, what should Metro fix first? (poll)
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Metro is asking riders to weigh in on a proposal to increase fares by at least five cents during a public hearing Monday night. If the hike goes through, what should they pay to fix first?
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Metro repairs to lead to schedule changes
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Track maintenance will lead to Metro schedule changes during off-peak hours this week.
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Metro escalators: Improvements in the works to fix ailing system
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Metro is working on a seven-year plan to fully replace 94 of the system's escalators. In the meantime, some of them work less than 50 percent of the time.
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Metro Red Line work could take three more years
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The transit agency has been working to fix safety problems that go back years, including the replacement of all track circuits and the addition of special rails to prevent derailments.
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Blue/Orange Line delays caused by cracked rail at Rosslyn
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A cracked rail on the Blue and Orange Metro Lines that connect Arlington to Washington caused single-tracking and delays on both the Blue and Orange Lines late Monday morning.
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Medical Center station closed due to track work
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The weekend closure of the Medical Center station on the Red Line will highlight a busy weekend of track work throughout Metro.
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Shoplifter jumps onto Metro tracks, causes Blue, Yellow Line delays
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A shoplifter jumped onto Metro tracks at Pentagon City in an attempt to evade police Tuesday, causing temporary delays.
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Metro Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday schedule
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Over the three-day Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, Metro will be conducting track work the Blue and Orange lines and the Red Line will be single tracking.
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Weekend Metro delays impact all lines but Yellow
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The first weekend of major track work throughout the Metro system will cause delays on the Red, Blue, Orange and Green Lines starting Friday night.
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Blue, Yellow Line delays caused by cracked rail
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Many Metro riders are hoping for a smoother ride this morning after the frigid cold temperatures caused several problems on Wednesday.
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Wednesday Metro delays: Twitter reaction from riders, commuters
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As delays on Metro's Yellow, Blue and Red Lines began to mount due to two cracked rails in the system, riders once again did what they do best during times of commute frustration - they took it out on Twitter.
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Obstacle at L'Enfant halts Blue and Orange lines
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About 300 people had to be evacuated from a Metro train Tuesday morning after a piece of a train fell onto the tracks near L'Enfant Plaza.
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Weekend Metro delays impact all five lines
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The last weekend of track work in the Metro system in 2011 will cause single-tracking on all five lines, with the most significant work being done on the Red Line starting Friday night.
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Metro delays: Weekend Red, Blue, Orange, Green track work
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Get ready for more Metro headaches. Track work is scheduled for Red, Blue, Orange and Green lines.
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Six Red Line Metro stations closed for track work
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Metro will shut down six stations entirely on the Red Line starting on Friday night at 10 p.m. as WMATA makes upgrades, installs new rail and inspects bridges.
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Frustrated commuters in Rosslyn
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A train malfunction is causing headaches on the Blue and Orange lines.
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Blue Line Metro stations closed in advance of Thanksgiving holiday
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The weekend before one of the busiest travel holidays of the year will see Metro shut down the station at one of the region's busiest airports.
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Waterfront, Navy Yard, Anacostia, Congress Heights stations closed
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WMATA says that the Waterfront, Navy Yard, Anacostia and Congress Heights stations will be closed through the system's closing on Sunday. The system will also run on a Saturday schedule on Friday.
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