(Updated at 10:25 a.m.) Red Line trains are no longer single tracking between the Grosvenor-Strathmore and Medical Center stations in Bethesda after a cracked rail outside the Grosvenor station.
The single tracking had Metro advising riders to consider using the J2, J3 or J5 bus routes to avoid delays. Outbound Red Line trains to Shady Grove were bypassing Medical Center and Grosvenor altogether in an attempt to reduce delays during the morning commute.
Metro first reported the problem just before 8:30 a.m.
At 10:18 a.m., Metro reported trains were no longer single tracking, though passengers could expect residual delays:
Red Line: No longer single tracking. Residual delays continue in both directions due to earlier track problem outside Grosvenor.- Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) October 27, 2014
