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The striped lines going to Franconia-Springfield (Yellow) and Largo (Orange) do not indicate more frequent service, nor are they intended to.

In fact, the number of trains going between Stadium-Armory and Largo during rush hour will be the same as it is today. The same applies for Franconia-Springfield.

But due to crowding in the Blue/Orange Subway between Rosslyn and Stadium-Armory, some Blue Line trains are being rerouted to allow more Orange Line trains to operate through the tunnel.

What this means is during rush hour, some trains will operate from Franconia-Springfield to Greenbelt. The dashed yellow line indicates to customers that they can board a Yellow Line train at Franconia and go all the way to Greenbelt. It's not shown as Blue because that would mean the Blue Line called at both levels at L'Enfant Plaza, a confusing prospect.

On the Largo branch, the Orange Line trains there replace the Blue Line trains that are now operating to Greenbelt instead. This allows the Largo branch to maintain the same number of trains.

Read more about it:

by Matt Johnson on Sep 6, 2011 11:08 am • link • report

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