Crystal City Entrance Construction: Spring 2026 Weekend Closures
Highlights
- Trains will not operate between Pentagon City and National Airport for ten impacted weekends in spring 2026. For three of those weekends, trains will not operate between Pentagon City and Braddock Rd.
- Crystal City station will be closed for all ten impacted weekends.
- In addition, National Airport and Potomac Yard stations will also be closed for three of those impacted weekends for existing track maintenance.
- Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Pentagon City and National Airport stations, with shuttles extending to service Braddock Rd for the three weekends that National Airport and Potomac Yard stations are also closed.
Beginning the weekend of Feb. 14, 2026, Metro will close Crystal City station during certain weekends through June 2026. The closures are necessary for passenger and crew safety during construction of a second entrance at Crystal City in collaboration with Arlington County. The second entrance is expected to open in spring 2027 and will improve accessibility, transfers, and rider distribution. For more information about the new entrance, please visit Arlington County’s project page.
Additionally during these closures, important maintenance will be performed on existing track infrastructure in the area, leading to National Airport and Potomac Yard stations to be closed across three of the impacted weekends.
For seven of the 10 weekends, trains will not run between Pentagon City and National Airport.
For three of the 10 weekends, trains will not run between Pentagon City and Braddock Rd.
Service Information
For the following dates, there will be no rail service between Pentagon City and National Airport stations. Some closures include three-day holiday weekend impacts or extend to include National Airport and Potomac Yard stations. Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Pentagon City and National Airport (or Braddock Rd) stations during the closures.
Crystal City station will be closed, and no trains will run from Pentagon City to National Airport:
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National Airport and Potomac Yard stations will also be closed, and shuttles will extend to Braddock Rd:
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Outside of the closed station(s), Blue and Yellow Line trains will operate approximately every 12 minutes. Blue Line trains will operate in two segments, between Franconia-Springfield and National Airport (or Braddock Rd on the three above weekends) and between Pentagon City and Downtown Largo. Yellow Line trains will operate in two segments, between Huntington and National Airport (or Braddock Rd on the three above weekends) and between Pentagon City and Mt. Vernon Square (or Greenbelt on alternating trains).
All shuttle service is ADA accessible.
Free Weekend Shuttle Service Schedule
- Feb. 14-16, 2026 (three-day closure)
- Feb. 21-22, 2026
- Feb. 28-March 1, 2026
- May 30-31, 2026
- June 6-7, 2026
- June 13-14, 2026
- June 19-21, 2026 (three-day closure)
Local Shuttle: Local service every 8-10 minutes between Pentagon City, Crystal City, and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
| Feb. 14-16, Feb. 21-22, May 30-31, Jun. 6-7, Jun. 13-14, and Jun. 19-21, 2026 | |
| Local Shuttle | Every 8-10 minutes Travel Time: 17 minutes |
Free Weekend Shuttle Service for Extended Closures
- March 7-8, 2026
- May 9-10, 2026
- May 16-17, 2026
Local:Local service every 8-10 minutes between Pentagon City, Crystal City, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Potomac Yard, and Braddock Rd.
Limited:Limited service every 8-10 minutes between Pentagon City, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and Braddock Rd.
| Mar. 7-8, May 9-10, and May 16-17, 2026 | |
| Local Shuttle | Every 8-10 minutes Travel Time: 37 minutes |
| Limited Shuttle | Every 8-10 minutes Travel Time: 27 minutes |
- Consider Metrobus routes A1X, A40, or A11 to reach your destination. See details below.
Metrobus
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Project News and Resources
- Construction work on second entrance at Crystal City station will require weekend closures in 2026 [Jan. 30, 2026]
- Crystal City construction update: Shuttles replace trains to airport and nearby stations for 10 weekends [Dec. 29, 2025]
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