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Red Line service between Fort Totten and Glenmont will be shut down this summer so workers can build connections with Maryland’s Purple Line light-rail project, Metro will announce Thursday. The ...
The Washington, D.C. Metro was a Johnny-come-lately to the American subway scene when it opened to the public in 1976. But as a late bloomer, it’s still building. Last month, the system inaugurated ...
Bangkok’s Fourth Metro Line Enters Service Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand officially opened the Purple Line, the fourth rapid transit line in the Thai capital of Bangkok, with an ...
RELATED | Purple Line delays could push opening back to 2028. Metro said work on the future Purple Line light rail line in Silver Spring and maintenance work are the reasons for the upcoming shutdown.
A contractor walks to cut down a tree and clear out space along the Georgetown Branch Trail to make way for the Purple Line on Sept. 27, 2017 in Chevy Chase, Md. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post) ...
WASHINGTON — Purple Line construction will continue after the Metro Board approved a land swap Thursday that had prompted prolonged debate and name-calling. The Metro Board voted 7 to 1, with ...
BETHESDA, Md. — Metro’s safety issues and declining ridership could keep the planned light-rail Purple Line from being built. A federal judge said in oral arguments Wednesday that it would be ...
The planned mezzanine connecting the D.C. Metro's Bethesda station and the Maryland Department of Transportation Purple Line's stop in Bethesda was estimated originally at $2.4 million, but years ...
Troubles continue for Maryland's Purple Line as 7News is learning that the Metro project that would connect Montgomery and Prince George's County with a Light Rail line is being delayed another ...
Metro's proposed Purple Line, which connects Montgomery and PG counties with 21 stations, is facing delays following a lawsuit filed on environmental grounds. ... Washington, D.C. March 03, ...
On Saturdays and Sundays, the trains will start running at 6 a.m. and end at 2 a.m. (also on Saturdays and Sundays). There’s ...
Additional environmental review, opponents argue in legal filings, including more consideration of less expensive transit options, is necessary.