IT WAS A LARGE GATHERING OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AT THE ROCKVILLE METRO STATION THIS WEEK. IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF THE RESOLUTION OF A MAJOR SHORTCOMING OF METRORAIL SERVICE IN THE COUNTY AS THE RED LINE “TURNBACK” OF RUSH HOUR TRAINS HAS ENDED. THIS MEANS THAT ALL PEAK HOUR MORNING AND AFTERNOON TRAINS LEAVING WASHINGTON, D.C., WILL NOW TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE SHADY GROVE STATION. SINCE 1984 AND DUE TO A LACK OF RAILCARS, METRO HAD EVERY OTHER RUSH HOUR TRAIN TURNBACK AT GROSVENOR AND RETURN DOWNTOWN.
THIS PAST YEAR, MARYLAND JOINED VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO METRO. SOME OF THOSE FUNDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE NEW RAILCARS, TO ELIMINATE THE TURNBACKS DURING RUSH HOUR. AS A RESULT, THERE WILL NOW BE TRAINS EVERY 4 MINUTES AT THE STATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TURNAROUND - THOSE STATIONS ARE WHITE FLINT, TWINBROOK, ROCKVILLE AND SHADY GROVE.

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