Metro announced today that Metro customers can expect to see current (reduced) rail service levels through December 31, With no timeline established to return the 7000-series fleet in the interest of safety, and 6000-series railcars awaiting parts due to global supply chain challenges, incremental service improvements will be made during December as parts arrive for […]
Two weeks into the Summer 2021 Platform Improvement Project work, the project team has already demolished the existing platforms at Greenbelt Station. Construction crews began by prepping the site with a temporary access ramp for the crane to access the platform during demolition work. Once the site was mobilized, crews got to work demolishing the […]
Beginning tomorrow, Sunday, June 6, Metro customers who need to get to work or home late at night will have more options when Metrobus extends late-night service on dozens of bus lines throughout the District, Maryland and Virginia. Buses on 36 of Metro’s busiest routes will operate until 2 a.m., seven days a week, providing […]
At tomorrow’s Council meeting, Charlie Scott, Metro’s Senior Government Relations Officer will be making a presentation about Metro’s upcoming platform improvement project in the Summer this year. Currently, the concrete platforms have been exposed to weather and de-icing agents for decades. Platforms built 35-40 years ago are now deteriorating and in need of repair to […]
Metro is reminding Green and Yellow line customers to plan ahead for scheduled track work May 1 through May 9. That will require free shuttle buses to replace trains at four stations over one weekend and the weeklong closure of West Hyattsville. The work will occur during the previously scheduled May 1-2 weekend shutdowns of […]
Recently Metro has released its FY 2022 budget, which you can find here on Metro’s website. According to the proposed budget, Metro is proposing to close the College Park – UMD station. Additionally, it’s planning to eliminate bus route 86, which serves College Park and the Route 1 corridor, and modifying bus route 83 to […]
In case you missed it, starting Sunday, January 3, Metrobus will resume fare collection and front-door boarding as part of Metro’s pandemic recovery plan that aims to preserve service and transit jobs. With nearly everyone wearing masks, shields for operators on every bus, and enhanced daily cleanings, front-door boarding is safe, expands our capacity for […]
More trains, more stations, more buses, more hours. Metro is finalizing plans to restore most rail and bus service to pre-Covid levels across the region in the largest – and likely most complex – service change in the system’s 44-year history. To support the effort, thousands of frontline Metro employees will transition to new work […]
Metro today announced that 15 rail stations that had been closed as part of the transit agency’s Covid-19 response will reopen on Sunday, June 28. In addition, beginning Monday, June 28, buses will be added to the system’s 14 busiest bus lines to provide more capacity and more frequent service as the region reopens. Rail […]
The information below was sent to us from WMATA early this week. The advisory will end by the end of this week: In the interest of public safety and in light of an announced 7 p.m. citywide curfew in the District of Columbia, all Metrorail and Metrobus service will end earlier than normal today, Monday, […]
Starting from tomorrow, Thursday, March 26, 2020, Metro will close 17 additional stations, including College Park. Bus service is also curtailed, and they have also closed some Metro entrances. To get the full list and more info, click here.
The WMATA has recently announced that they have removed the property on Albion Road and Baltimore Avenue from the market. Earlier, the community, College Park City Council, the County Council members, and the 21st Delegation expressed serious concerns about the process surrounding the surplus of the property. The groups asked the WMATA Board to pull […]
At next week’s meeting, the city Council will be sending a letter to WMATA, about the noise barrier and test track in north College Park. Please see the draft letter below. ——————————————————- May 26, 2015 Jack Requa Interim General Manager and Chief Executive Officer Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Dear Mr. Requa: On Thursday, May […]
Metro is saying the Greenbelt station has reopened and full service has been restored to the Green Line. Crews worked throughout the night to get the tracks ready to safely restore service. Yesterday, a piece of construction equipment hit the pedestrian bridge between Berwyn and Berwyn Heights causing a large piece of it to fall onto […]
Metro’s efforts to rebuild the Green Line will continue over the weekend of May 4-6. The work will begin at 10 p.m. Friday, May 4 and continue through system closing on Sunday, May 6. Buses will replace trains between Greenbelt and Fort Totten to allow for NTSB-recommended switch replacement. The following 4 stations will be […]
Dr. Fazlul Kabir is a five-term City Council Member of the City of College Park District 1.