The Silver Spring station on Metro’s Red Line will be closed this weekend due to Maryland Purple Line construction.
The station will be closed on Saturday, January 17, and Sunday, January 18, while Purple Line crews continue work on a new mezzanine that will connect the future Silver Spring station to Metro, MARC, and the transit center, Metro said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday.
The station’s north entrance has also been closed this week due to construction.
Trains will bypass Silver Spring without stopping and continue to Forest Glen or Takoma; customers can catch a shuttle bus to reach Silver Spring. Shuttle buses will be available to transport riders to and from the Takoma and Forest Glen stations. Alternatively, Ride On Routes 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18 provide service between the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center and Takoma station, and Ride On Route 8 provides service between the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center and Forest Glen station.
Purple Line work continues around the Sarbanes Transit Center as crews build the Purple Line station and the Mezzanine connecting to the Metro and MARC stations. Construction may occur from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and, as needed, overnight on weekdays and weekends.
More information about the Silver Spring Metrorail station and its temporary closure is available on wmata.com.
Additionally, the Montgomery County Department of Transportation adjusted 36 Ride On bus route schedules this week to improve efficiency and on-time performance.
The 36 adjusted routes include 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 37, 45, 46, 55, 61, 65, 73, 76, 78, 79, 90, 101, extRa Lime, and extRa Pink.
Six routes have bus bay changes, including 34, 36, 42, 70, 81, and extRa Pink.
“MCDOT’s Transit Division adjusts Ride On bus schedules regularly, at least three times a year, to shift resources, allowing for more reliable service where demand is higher,” MCDOT said in December.
The new schedules are available in print and online at rideonbus.com.
Photo: “WMATA.RedLine.UnionStation.WDC.4July2017” by Elvert Barnes is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.