{"id":11356,"date":"2016-09-14T11:11:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T11:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=11356"},"modified":"2016-09-14T11:11:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T11:11:40","slug":"person-struck-by-metro-train-no-metro-service-between-branch-avenue-southern-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/person-struck-by-metro-train-no-metro-service-between-branch-avenue-southern-avenue.html","title":{"rendered":"Person Struck by Metro Train; No Metro Service Between Branch Avenue, Southern Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Person Struck by Metro Train; No Metro Service Between Branch Avenue, Southern Avenue<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Person Struck by Metro Train; No Metro Service Between Branch Avenue, Southern Avenue<\/strong> : A person was struck by a train outside the Suitland Metro station about 5:10 a.m. Wednesday. His or her condition is unknown.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Metro train service is suspended between Branch Avenue and Southern Avenue, WMATA said. There is no service at the stations between them, Naylor Road and Suitland.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Green Line: No trains at Naylor Rd, Suitland or Branch Av due to person struck by train; trains operating Southern Av-Greenbelt only. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wmata?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#wmata<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u2014 Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metrorailinfo\/status\/776003750938882048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 September 2016<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Green Line: Trains are operating on\/close to schedule btwn Southern Ave &amp; Greenbelt only. No trains btwn Branch Ave &amp; Southern Ave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u2014 Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metrorailinfo\/status\/776003741833056256\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 September 2016<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Green Line: Person struck by train outside Suitland. No train service btwn Branch Ave &amp; Southern Ave. Bus service available. Expect delays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u2014 Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metrorailinfo\/status\/775997668828950528\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 September 2016<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Shuttle bus service is available, but riders should expect delays in both directions, Metro said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Early-morning commuters at the Suitland station were told to leave the station and take shuttle buses instead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Metro officials said they are trying to determine why the person was on the tracks. The train that hit the person did not have any passengers on it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">WMATA has listed the following Metrobus alternatives:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">At Suitland Road: P12 to Addison Road\/Southern Avenue; D12 to Southern Avenue; K12 to Branch Avenue<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">At Naylor Road: 30N, 34, 36, 39 to Eastern Market\/Archives; F14 to Addison Road\/Capitol Heights<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">At Southern Avenue: 30S to Eastern Market\/Archives\/Tenleytown; 32 to Eastern Market\/Foggy Bottmm; A2 to Anacostia; P12 to Addison Road<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Source<\/strong> : http:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/Person-Struck-by-Metro-Train-Green-Line-Single-Tracking-in-393368571.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/person-struck-by-metro-train-no-metro-service-between-branch-avenue-southern-avenue.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Person Struck by Metro Train; No Metro Service Between Branch Avenue, Southern Avenue Person Struck by Metro Train; No Metro Service Between Branch Avenue, Southern Avenue : A person was struck by a train outside the Suitland Metro station about 5:10 a.m. Wednesday. 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