Washington Subway System Will Temporarily Remove Some Trains, Operators

Washington Subway System Will Temporarily Remove Some Trains, Operators
A few subway riders stand on the platform, normally bustling with rush hour commuters, at the Union Station Metro station in Wash., on March 16, 2020. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The Washington-area subway system said Sunday nearly half of the system’s 500 rail operators have lapsed recertification and will remove some from service, a decision that will lead to temporarily delays in some train services.

The system known as the Metro, which serves the District of Columbia and parts of nearby Virginia and Maryland, will remove from service 72 train operators who went out of compliance before May 2021. That will result in a temporary reduction in Green and Yellow line service from every 15 minutes to every 20 minutes.