Although Metro is currently cutting routes and closing stations due to COVID-19, planning continues for the extension of the Silver Line into Loudoun County.
Initially, officials estimated phase two of the project would open by the summer. After delaying the projected opening several times and by several months, Metro officials now say the first trains will not begin running until April 2021, according to budget documents.
The 11-mile extension, which includes six new stations, will provide service to Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County.
A vote on Metro’s $2.1 million operating budget for the overall system is set for Thursday. But changes could be enacted by June as the coronavirus outbreak unfolds in the region.
The proposal includes an increase in rush-hour rail fares, the restoration of some late-night service, and cuts to the number of bus routes.
Trains would run every 12 minutes instead of every eight minutes on all lines on weekdays between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Photo by Jay Westcott
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