Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

01/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/26/2026 08:54

10 a.m. update: Metro Bus now operating with limited routes due to weather conditions

For immediate release: January 26, 2026

At this time, four priority Metro Bus routes are operating: D20, D40, D70, and M22. These routes were prioritized to provide access to hospitals and other life-sustaining facilities.

Service remains limited, and additional routes will be restored as roads become passable and operators become available. Some routes may remain suspended or operate on detour.

Customers are encouraged to check wmata.com/snow before traveling for the latest route-specific information.

Metro Rail service
Metro Rail is currently operating trains every 30 minutes due to weather conditions. Operations teams are working to safely increase train frequency as conditions improve. To support service reliability, scheduled track work planned for tonight has been canceled.

Metro Access service
Metro Access will provide life-sustaining trips only today. All other Metro Access trips are canceled for the day.

Metro will continue monitoring conditions and will share updates as service changes.

About Metro

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), known as Metro, is the region's leading public transportation provider, serving a population of approximately four million people across Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia within a 2,054-square-mile jurisdiction. With a network of six rail lines, 98 stations, 126 bus routes, and a door-to-door paratransit service, Metro is the second busiest transit system in the United States serving 268.9 million trips in 2025 with a $5 billion operating and capital budget. Since 2022, Metro has completed multiple transit-oriented development projects that have brought $15 million in tax revenue to the region from housing, office, and retail space in our community. Safety and security are core values at Metro. Over 30,000 cameras monitor the system, and Metro currently has the lowest crime rate in history with fare evasion on rail and bus declining. In 2025, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) named Metro the Transit Agency of the Year in recognition of industry-leading ridership growth, record high customer satisfaction, a newly redesigned Bus network, expanded rail service, and improved c

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