The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) yesterday halted rail service along a portion of the Blue, Orange and Silver lines following a substation fire near the Stadium-Armory station.
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The fire at a substation in the RFK Stadium parking lot led to delays for morning commuters and throughout the day.
Delays are expected to continue through evening rush on three lines after smoke near the Stadium-Armory Metro station prompted service to be suspended.
Metro said riders on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines will find trains are traveling more slowly than normal, as they operate under speed restrictions following Monday’s problem with a transformer fire near the Stadium-Armory stop.
Before Pope Francis arrives, some residents may have to get to other big-crowd events first: The Nationals and Capitals play at home tonight, the latter in a pre-season game at Verizon Center.
UPDATE 11:20 a.m.: Blue Line: Trains now operating between Franconia-Springfield and Eastern Market stations.
There was an earlier issue with a train at the Branch Avenue stop.
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Yellow, Green and Red line service is unaffected by this disruption.
