The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced it temporarily suspended Metrorail service on the blue and yellow lines between two stations following a train derailment.
The derailment occurred between the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Potomac Yard stations in Arlington and Alexandria, Virginia, and service between the stations has been suspended temporarily.
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In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, WMATA said there were no injuries reported and that shuttle buses would replace rail service between the two stations.
UPDATED: Blue/Yellow Line Delay: Service is suspended between Potomac Yard and National Airport because of a derailed train. There are no injuries. Shuttle buses are operating between the two stations to connect to additional service.
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) September 29, 2023
WMATA confirmed that "approximately 50 customers" who were on the derailed train were transferred by shuttle bus to a different train to "continue their trip."
The Potomac Yard station is the newest station to open in the Metrorail system, opening as an infill station in May 2023. The Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station is one of the system's oldest, opening in 1977.
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The possible derailment comes nearly two years after a derailment on the blue line between the Rosslyn and Arlington National Cemetery stations in Arlington, Virginia, caused the transit agency to pull its 7000 series trains after a malfunction with the wheels was discovered.
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