Blue, Orange and Silver Line Trains Delayed After Malfunction
(Updated at 11:25 a.m.) Commuters faced trouble again this morning.
Trains on the Blue, Orange and Silver Lines were delayed for more than two-and-a-half hours Wednesday after a train broke down about 8:25 a.m. near the Stadium-Armory station. Trains on these lines were forced to use a single track.
WMATA warned riders at 8:38 a.m. that trains could be delayed in both directions by as much as 30 minutes. The disabled train was cleared by 8:53 a.m., WMATA said on Twitter.
A small debris fire on tracks at the L’Enfant Plaza station at about 10:30 a.m. added to the trouble. The blaze on the lower-level tracks was extinguished quickly, a WMATA spokeswoman said.
Normal service has resumed, WMATA said at 11:15 a.m.
Current Blue/Orange/Silver delays up to 30 min. Support personnel on scene at Stadium-Armory working to restore 2-track ops. 8:38a #wmata
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) January 7, 2015
Blue/Orange/Silver Update: Earlier disabled train is CLEARED. Trains resuming service, both tracks, both directions. 8:53a #wmata
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) January 7, 2015
Blue/Orange/Silver: No longer single tracking. Expect residual delays in both directions due to earlier disabled train outside Stadium-Armor
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) January 7, 2015
Blue/Orange/Silver: Normal service has resumed outside Stadium-Armory.
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) January 7, 2015
Commuters expressed their frustration online.
According to Google Maps, I could have walked to work in 1 hour 16 minutes – 2 minutes faster than this AM's metro commute. #WMATA.
— Emily Hoefer (@emilyhoefer) January 7, 2015
Oh, L'Enfant Plaza. @unsuckdcmetro pic.twitter.com/ED6qsPJpqu
— Mauricio C. (@TheMauricio) January 7, 2015
After being a saving grace in yesterday's snow, metro is back to its regulary-scheduled suckage. #wmata
— Jackie Barrientes (@JBarrientes_DC) January 7, 2015
