Major delays on Red Line

Published October 15, 2008 4:00am EST | Updated November 1, 2023 3:20pm EST



Metro is experiencing major delays on the Red Line because of malfunctioning track switches at the Friendship Heights and Rhode Island Avenue stations and because a person fell on to the tracks at Friendship Heights, officials said.

The Friendship Heights switch malfunctioned at 11:08 a.m. and is still under repair.  The Rhode Island switch malfunctioned around 12:15 p.m.

The  man fell on to the tracks at 11:49 and was unconscious. D.C. emergency officials removed him from the tracks around 12:20. He is now conscious.

Trains are single-tracking around the area, and Metro is requesting shuttle bus service between Friendship Heights and Van Ness.