Montgomery County Celebrates End of Metro’s Red Line ‘Turnback’ at Grosvenor

For Immediate Release: Monday, December 17, 2018

Montgomery County today celebrated the resolution of a major shortcoming of Metrorail service in the County as the Red Line “turnback” of rush hour trains ended. All peak hour morning and afternoon trains leaving Washington, D.C., will now travel all the way to the terminus at the Shady Grove station. Since 1984, in a cost-saving move due to a lack of railcars, Metro had every other rush hour train turnback at Grosvenor and return downtown. Read more.  Release ID: 18-221
Media Contact: Neil Greenberger, MC Public Information Office 240-777-6532