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Rosslyn Metro Changes for MLK Weekend

Blue and Orange Line service will be split in two between Rosslyn and the District during Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend due to track work. The work, which will also result in the closure of the Foggy Bottom Metro station, will start Friday night and end early Monday.

Free shuttle bus service will be available between the Rosslyn, Foggy Bottom and Farragut West stations during the closures.

See more info from Metro or the press release below.

The Rosslyn area will be impacted by the closure of Metro’s Foggy Bottom – GWU Station on MLK Weekend (January 14-18, 2011).

On the Blue and Orange Lines, there will not be service between the Rosslyn and Farragut West Metrorail stations, and the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metrorail station will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, January 14 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, January 18.

There will be free shuttle bus service between Rosslyn and Farragut West stations with a stop at Foggy Bottom-GWU station approximately every 15 minutes before 9:30 p.m. and every 20 minutes after 9:30 p.m.

  • At Rosslyn Station, the bus stop will be on N. Moore Street near the Station entrance.
  • At Foggy Bottom-GWU Station, the bus stop will be on 23rd Street, south of G Street.
  • At Farragut West station, there will be two bus stops on Eye Street, one between 16th and 17th streets and one at 18th Street.
  • Signs will direct you to the shuttle bus stops.

If you plan to use Metrorail through the work area, please add approximately 40 minutes to your trip time.

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