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Crystal City Metro closures begin this weekend
Crystal City Metro station will be closed for ten weekends this spring and summer, starting on February 14.
CRYSTAL CITY, Va. - Beginning this weekend, the Crystal City Metro station will be closed and rail service between Pentagon City and Reagan National Airport will be suspended for ten weekends as construction begins to build a second entrance.
By the numbers:
Here are the ten weekends the Crystal City station will be closed and no trains will run from Pentagon City to Reagan National Airport:
- Feb. 14-16, 2026 (three-day closure)
- Feb. 21-22, 2026
- Feb. 28-March 1, 2026
- March 7-8, 2026
- May 9-10, 2026
- May 16-17, 2026
- May 30-31, 2026
- June 6-7, 2026
- June 13-14, 2026
- June 19-21, 2026 (three-day closure)
For three of those weekends, Reagan National Airport and Potomac Yard stations will also be closed:
- March 7-8, 2026
- May 9-10, 2026
- May 16-17, 2026
The stations will reopen for a few weekends from mid-March through April for cherry blossom season.
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What you can do:
There will be a free shuttle service between Pentagon City and Potomac Yard stations for all above weekends, and shuttles will extend to Braddock Road for the three weekends Reagan National Airport and Potomac Yard stations are closed.
Shuttles will operate every eight to ten minutes. Shuttle trips are expected to take about 20 minutes, depending on traffic.
What's next:
A second entrance at Crystal City Metro station is being built at 18th Street and Crystal Drive to "accommodate growing ridership at the station, support new development in the area, and play a key role in a broader effort to make Crystal City a walkable community," according to WMATA.
The entrance is expected to open in Summer 2027.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.