What's Up With the Green Line: December 2-4

The Green Line looks to be a cakewalk this weekend with no work scheduled — compared to its Orange and Red counterparts. Metro has major plans this weekend to rebuild sections of the Orange and Red lines.

What does that mean for Green Liners? Hopefully very little, unless you’re transferring to Orange or Red. If so, be on the lookout for track work hot spots.

Red Line – 10 p.m. Friday through closing on Sunday

• Buses will replace Red Line trains between Rhode Island Avenue and Glenmont stations.
• Brookland, Takoma, Silver Spring, Forest Glen, Wheaton and Glenmont stations will be closed.
• Fort Totten Station will remain open for Green and Yellow line trains only (no Red Line service).
• Free shuttle buses will operate between Glenmont and Rhode Island Avenue stations, making all intermediate stops.
• Red Line trains will operate normally between Rhode Island Avenue and Shady Grove. To avoid delays, Metro recommends that customers who drive to outlying stations consider using stations along the western portion of the Red Line, such as Grosvenor, White Flint and Shady Grove.
• Metro recommends that customers using shuttle buses allow about 30 minutes of additional travel time.

Orange Line – 10 p.m. Friday through closing on Sunday

• Buses will replace Orange Line trains between Cheverly and Deanwood stations.
• Cheverly and Deanwood stations will remain open throughout the weekend.
• Orange Line trains are scheduled to operate in two sections: between Vienna and Deanwood on a regular weekend schedule, and between New Carrollton and Cheverly every 20 minutes.
• Metro recommends customers allow about 20 minutes of additional travel time.

This is a summary of Metro's announcements for the weekend. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority lists further details.