Metro riders on the Yellow Line can travel further into D.C. and Maryland beginning today (Wednesday).
The Yellow Line has extended with service to Maryland’s Greenbelt station for the first time since 2023, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Trains on that line previously ended service at Mount Vernon Square in D.C.
Metro riders in Alexandria can now take “one-seat, no-transfer rides to places like Columbia Heights, U Street, Shaw, Hyattsville, College Park, and more,” WMATA wrote in a press release. Half of the Yellow Line trains now provide service to Greenbelt, with the other half turning around at Mount Vernon Square.
The new extension will offer service every four minutes during peak service and every six minutes during off-peak service. The Yellow Line runs every six to eight minutes between Huntington and Mount Vernon Square and every 12 to 15 minutes between Mount Vernon Square and Greenbelt.
“Extending Yellow Line service to Greenbelt is about making travel simpler and more convenient for our customers,” Randy Clarke, Metro General Manager and CEO, said in the release. “This change creates more one-seat rides across the region, better connecting Maryland, D.C., and Virginia and giving riders more flexibility in how they move throughout the system. We’re grateful for our customers’ patience as we completed this work and are excited to deliver these improvements.”
In Virginia, the Yellow Line includes stations at Huntington near the Alexandria border, as well as Eisenhower Avenue, King St.-Old Town, Braddock Road, Reagan National Airport, Crystal City, Pentagon City and the Pentagon.
The changes come as WMATA completed winter construction on the Green Line from Dec. 16-31, adding “essential upgrades to improve safety, reliability, and the overall customer experience.” According to WMATA:
What this work means for customers:
Safer rides: Over 3,100 feet of running rail replaced and more than 1,300 fasteners renewed.
Brighter, safer stations: Lighting infrastructure restored and 33 leaks repaired, making stations safer and more welcoming.
Improved reliability: Communications and signal equipment renewed to reduce delays and keep trains on schedule.
Cleaner environment: Graffiti removed from 47 square feet and 4,700 linear feet of track bed cleaned. Metro’s dedication to keeping stations and tracks spotless earned the International Sanitary Supply Association’s inaugural Spotless Space of the Year award.
Other upgrades included replacing 2,646 studs, 171 insulators, 205 square feet of concrete rehabilitation, and repairing grout pads.
Updated Metrorail timetables are available to view on WMATA’s website.
