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Metro Announces Improvements to Red Line Shuttle Service During Partial Summer Red Line Closure

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Starting Monday, July 1, Metro has adjusted its shuttle bus service to improve travel times and reduce bus congestion at the Silver Spring Transit Center (SSTC). Due to Purple Line construction, work continues at the SSTC through Saturday, Aug. 31. Metro Red Line stations at Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen and Silver Spring are closed during the construction. 

Currently, the Red Line Limited 2 shuttle loop travels from Forest Glen to Silver Spring to Fort Totten and those travel times have taken longer than originally estimated. The Limited 2 service, as currently operated, will be replaced by two new, more efficient express shuttle loops. 

The Forest Glen Express will operate between Forest Glen and Fort Totten. 

The Silver Spring Express will operate between Silver Spring and Fort Totten. 

The implementation of the new express loops will allow shuttle operation and normal bus service to operate more efficiently, allowing customers to reach their destinations faster. 

Metro also is updating the estimated travel times for all its routes as traffic and Metropolitan Branch Trail Construction on Blair Road have made travel times longer than expected. 

Monday, July 1, to Saturday, Aug. 31 

• Local: Local service approximately every 8-12 minutes between Glenmont, Wheaton, Forest Glen, Takoma and Fort Totten. 
• Limited: Limited-stop service approximately every 8-12 minutes between Glenmont, Wheaton and Fort Totten.
• Forest Glen Express: Express service approximately every 8-12 minutes between Forest Glen and Fort Totten.
• Silver Spring Express: Express service approximately every 8–12 minutes between Silver Spring and Fort Totten.
• Downtown Express (weekdays only): Express service approximately every 8-12 minutes between Silver Spring and Metro Center (12th and G St., Northwest entrance).

Free local, limited-stop and express shuttles are available during Metrorail operating hours. During rush hours, customers may experience longer wait times and should add extra time to their commutes. 

For more information on the project visit wmata.com/majorconstruction.

For the most up-to-date service information, riders should follow @RideOnMCT on X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. In addition, information is available at rideonbus.com, by subscribing to receive email alerts, or by texting MONTGOMERY RIDEON to 468311 to receive text alerts. 

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Release ID: 24-087
Media Contact: Emily DeTitta, 240-372-2282