What's Up With the Green Line: Weekend of June 3 through June 5

What's up with the Green Line and Metro this weekend? Well, for starters don't wait to buy your farecards Saturday morning because there could be a line. It's the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure, and some people may decide -- you've got to Metro before you can run.

To accommodate the expected influx of participants and supporters, Metro will open two hours early, at 5 a.m., Saturday. The race itself begins at 8 a.m. with events following throughout the morning. It takes place between 3rd and 7th streets, NW, between Madison Drive and Jefferson Avenue, in downtown Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian, Federal Center SW and Archives-Navy Mem'l-Penn Quarter stations are expected to be some of the busiest stations on race day. Metro advises customers to consider exiting or entering at other nearby, less crowded stations.

Green Line

The Green Line has no scheduled maintenance this weekend, but if you're transferring, be advised the Blue and Red lines are scheduled for work. 

Blue Line

On Saturday, from 5 a.m. through closing Saturday, Metro will operate a shuttle train on a single track between Franconia-Springfield and King Street stations while track upgrades occur. 

Buses replace trains on the Blue Line between Franconia-Springfield and King Street stations all day Sunday, while VDOT performs bridge replacement work. Franconia-Springfield and Van Dorn Street stations will be closed Sunday, however free shuttle buses will run between Franconia-Springfield, Van Dorn Street and Eisenhower Avenue stations. Metro advises affected customers to allow 30 extra minutes of travel time.

Blue Line trains will also share one track between Stadium-Armory and Addison Road-Seat Pleasant stations from 10 p.m. Friday through closing on Sunday, while Metro crews repair the floating slabs beneath the rails. Metro advises affected customers to allow 20 extra minutes of travel time.

Throughout the weekend, every other Blue Line train traveling in the direction of Largo Town Center will terminate at Stadium-Armory Station. 

Red Line 

From 9:30 p.m., Friday through closing on Sunday, Red Line trains will share one track between Grosvenor-Strathmore and Twinbrook stations as Metro conducts platform rehabilitation work at White Flint and Twinbrook stations. 

From 10 p.m., Friday through closing on Sunday, Red Line trains will share one track between Takoma and Forest Glen stations to allow for train control room upgrades.