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New customer information screens at Dupont Circle! 👀 This is the 20th station with our new entrance displays! You can now get service alerts, real-time arrivals, and other customer communications at the street level of both station entrances. Better station information is here.

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Tomorrow through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Blue Line trains will single track between Van Dorn St and Franconia-Springfield for thermite welding. This process uses intense heat to join tracks, replace rail, and repair rail defects. 🚇🔵🧵

A service advisory detailing single tracking for Monday, Nov. 2 - Thursday, Nov. 5 on the Red Line from Union Station to Rhode Island Av after 10 p.m., and Blue line from Van Dorn St to Franconia-Springfield from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and Friday, Nov. 6.

For Mickey, Metro means freedom to get where she needs to go while staying connected to her community. 🚇🚌 “The more we’re able to support Metro, the more it will be able to support us back,” she said. You can spot Mickey throughout the system as part of our Metro Wall of Fame campaign. 🌟

Happy Halloween! 👻 You can find Skelly on the corner of 9th & C Street NE, right across from a Metro Bus stop (D24)! 🚌🚏 Are you heading out in costume today? Tag us in your Metro adventures so we can show off your spooktacular style! 🎃🧌

More homes. More destinations. More reasons to ride. When Rhode Island Av Station opened in 1976, it was Metro’s first park-and-ride station. Over the years, Metro saw an opportunity to bring more people and destinations closer to transit. 🧵

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Don’t forget: clocks fall back one hour tonight. ⏰ Before you head out tomorrow, make sure your devices and alarms are set to standard time. Whether you're catching an early train, boarding a bus, or enjoying that extra hour of sleep, Metro will be ready to get you where you need to go. 🧵

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Happy Halloween! 🦇🎃🧟👻 We have a feeling some of our customers may look a little different on Metro today. 👀 📸 Tag us in your photos! We'd love to see your Halloween spirit on the system. 🚌🚇

A Halloween-themed purple graphic with the text "Happy Halloween". Silhouetted passengers including a werewolf, witch, and other creatures ride a bus, while a witch and zombie walk outside near a bare tree. The Metro logo appears in the top right.

From superheroes to spooky characters, our customers understand the assignment. 🎃 We love seeing Halloween looks across the system. Thanks for bringing the fun aboard Metro and make sure to tag us in your photos this weekend! 👻🚇✨

A collage of eight photos featuring people in various costumes, including Beetlejuice characters, a skeleton conductor, Boba Fett, Sonic the Hedgehog, Little Red Riding Hood, a young princess, and someone with stitched makeup.

Hats off to our recent graduates! 👏 We’re thrilled to welcome 71 new team members, including one training & safety instructor, two bus operations supervisors, eight line platform instructors, 19 rail vehicle operators, & 41 bus operators. Your next chapter begins at Metro. Visit wmata.com/careers

A large group of graduates in light blue shirts and dark pants smile proudly while holding certificates. American and state flags stand in the background, and screens display congratulatory text.

UPDATE: Orange/Silver Line: Trains are temporarily not running between Clarendon and Ballston due to a trespasser struck by a train at Virginia Square. Customers will experience delays in both directions.

The Spooky Bus has left the station! Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday to celebrate with us for our Metro Transit Police Department's annual event. 🚌🧟🍬 Be sure to tag us in photos of your costumes in the Metro system!

Photo of child in costume with MTPD Acting Chief Boehm.Photo outside spooky bus.Photo of Metro General Manager and CEO with two Metro employees in costume outside the spooky bus. A large, diverse group of police officers and civilians, some in Halloween costumes including a Frankenstein mask and a wolf mask, pose outdoors in front of a parked Metrobus. One person holds a giant pencil.

Silver Line: Thru this evening’s rush hour, customers will experience delays in both directions due to ongoing hydraulic fluid clean-up efforts outside East Falls Church. Support personnel remain on the scene working to resolve the issue. We regret the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

⚠️ Reminder - THIS IS JUST A DRILL: We're conducting a full-scale emergency exercise at L'Enfant Plaza station and Metro Headquarters on Friday from midnight to 4:45 a.m. During the exercise, you may see increased emergency response activity and vehicles in the area.

A Metro notification with the text "don't worry, it's a drill" above a yellow warning triangle with an exclamation point. Below it says "Emergency Response Exercise, Friday, Oct. 30, Midnight to 4:45 a.m., at L'Enfant Plaza station."

We can’t wait to see you today at Waterfront station from 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. for MTPD’s Spooky Bus! 🚌🧟🍬

A Black woman with locs and a young Black boy in a Beetlejuice costume stand near a Metrobus stop, smiling at the camera. The boy, wearing a wild green wig and striped suit, raises a hand in greeting.Two young boys dressed as Mario and Luigi walk down a hallway decorated with red cobwebs, accompanied by a woman dressed as Princess Peach.

UPDATE: Orange Line: Trains are single tracking between West Falls Church and East Falls Church as crews complete clean-up efforts following overnight track repairs. Customers should add additional travel time and expect significant delays.

UPDATE: Silver Line: Trains are single tracking between McLean and East Falls Church as crews complete clean-up efforts following overnight track repairs. Customers should add additional travel time and expect significant delays.

UPDATE: Silver/Orange Line: To avoid rail delays, customers may board the following bus routes: A70 for travel between McLean and Ballston, F20/F26/F50 between East Fall Church and West Falls Church, A58 between Virginia Square and Ballston.

UPDATE: Silver Line: Trains are single tracking between McLean and Ballston / Innovation Center and Spring Hill as crews complete clean-up efforts following overnight track repairs. Customers should add additional travel time and expect significant delays.

Orange Line: Trains are single tracking between West Falls Church and Ballston as crews complete clean-up efforts following overnight track repairs. Customers should add additional travel time and expect significant delays.

Silver Line: Trains are single tracking between McLean and Ballston as crews complete clean-up efforts following overnight track repairs. Customers should add additional travel time and expect significant delays.

Tuesday was an ALL-TIME HIGH for on-time performance on the Orange Line! A record 96.7% of trips were on time across the entire line. Metro's getting you where you need to go without the rising costs of $80+ Express Lane tolls and high prices at the pump! ⛽️😱

A brown square social media post featuring an orange circle with a black 'O' at the top. Below, white and orange text reads: 'On Tuesday, the Orange Line had the best on-time performance EVER!' An orange line graphic runs along the bottom.

TOMORROW at Waterfront station! 👻🎃 Get into the Halloween spirit at MTPD’s annual Spooky Bus event from 3:30–6 p.m. Can anyone guess this year’s theme? Let us know what you think in the comments… 👀🚌

A flyer for MTPD's annual Spooky Bus featuring a young girl in a pink cowgirl hat holding a goody bag next to a smiling police officer in uniform. Event details: Thursday, Oct. 29, 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. at Waterfront station. Illustrated with a ghost and candy.

Today, Metro celebrates National First Responders Day and honors the courageous first responders who serve our community. From MTPD and our Crisis Intervention Team to local firefighters and regional law enforcement partners, we’re grateful for all you do to help keep our system and region safe.

Six Metro Transit Police Department officers posed together in uniform outside.

Our newly released 1990s card features a tunnel excavation machine that helped carve through rock to build some of the deepest subway stations in the Western Hemisphere. Pick up the latest commemorative card in our series now! Check the availability of each card here: www.wmata.com/about/all-ab...

A black and white image of a large tunnel boring machine with a worker standing nearby, set against a gold-toned background. Text reads "smarttrip", "M metro", and "50 years".

Metro is helping D.C. students get where they need to go! Kids Ride Free tap ridership is up 12% compared to last year, with a 22% increase on Metro Bus and 10% on Metro Rail. 📈🎒🚌🚇

A Metro graphic stating, Kids Ride Free ridership is up! showing 22%+ more ridership on Metro Bus and 10%+ more ridership on Metro Rail, with a cute smiling red apple in the corner.