What’s Up with the Green Line: Long Weekend of Sept. 2-5

What’s up with the Green Line? We’ve got a work-free weekend, but if you’re planning to transfer to Orange, Blue or Red line trains – keep a lookout for work zone hot spots.

Orange Line – 8 p.m. Friday through closing Monday (Labor Day)

• Free shuttle buses will replace trains between East Falls Church and West Falls Church stations due to construction related to the Dulles extension. The stations theselves will remain open.
• The last train will depart Vienna 20 minutes earlier than usual—at 2:08 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights and at 11:08 p.m. on Sunday.
• Trains will share one track between Vienna and West Falls Church stations, while Metro replaces cross ties and insulators.
• Customers traveling through the work zone should allow about 30 minutes of additional travel time.

Blue Line – 10 p.m. Friday through closing on Monday (Labor Day)

• Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations will be closed as Metro installs new track switches.
• All Blue Line trains will operate to and from Huntington station, with service about every 20 minutes, according to Metro.
• Free shuttle buses will operate between Franconia-Springfield and Eisenhower Avenue stations via the Van Dorn Street station.
• Customers using shuttle buses should allow 30 minutes of additional travel time, Metro advises.

Metro states the trip planner on its website will not reflect the impact of this work on schedules.

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