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Red Line - DC Metro

27 stations from Shady Grove to Glenmont. Map, schedule, frequencies and every stop on the line.

Red Line summer shutdown: no trains between North Bethesda and Friendship HeightsThrough Sunday 6 September 2026 there are no Red Line trains between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights. Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center and Bethesda are closed. Free shuttle buses run every 5-8 minutes; the express shuttle covers North Bethesda to Friendship Heights in about 26 minutes. The Red Line runs as two separate segments, every 6 minutes daytime and every 10 minutes evenings. Details on wmata.com
27Stations
62 minEnd to end
31 miRoute length
6 minTypical daytime wait

About the Red Line

The Red Line runs between Shady Grove and Glenmont, calling at 27 stations and taking about 62 minutes end to end. It is the oldest line on the system and the only one that touches no other line’s track, looping in a broad horseshoe from the Maryland suburbs northwest of the city, through downtown, and back out to the northeast.

The Red Line runs on its own track for almost its whole length, meeting other lines only at a handful of interchange stations.

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Red Line stations in order

Times are cumulative from Shady Grove. Stations marked with a black ring are interchanges where you can change to another line without paying again.

Red Line Shady Grove to Glenmont

How often do Red Line trains run?

WhenMon-FriSatSun
Morning rush (7-9 am)5 min6 min6 min
Midday (9 am-4 pm)6 min6 min6 min
Afternoon rush (4-6 pm)4 min6 min6 min
Evening (6-9:30 pm)6 min6 min6 min
Late night (after 9:30 pm)10 min10 min10 min

On a typical weekday Red Line trains run about every 6 minutes through the day, dropping to every 5 minutes in the rush, and every 10 minutes after 9:30 pm. These are the scheduled frequencies published in WMATA’s own feed for a normal service week.

First and last Red Line trains

Departure times from each station. The last train is often much earlier at the ends of the line than in the center.

StationMon-ThuSaturdaySunday
Shady Grove5:00 am - 11:31 pm6:00 am - 1:31 am6:00 am - 11:31 pm
Rockville5:04 am - 12:40 am6:04 am - 2:40 am6:04 am - 12:40 am
Twinbrook5:07 am - 12:37 am6:07 am - 2:37 am6:07 am - 12:37 am
North Bethesda5:09 am - 12:34 am6:09 am - 2:34 am6:09 am - 12:34 am
Grosvenor-Strathmore5:12 am - 12:32 am6:12 am - 2:32 am6:12 am - 12:32 am
Medical Center5:15 am - 12:29 am6:15 am - 2:29 am6:15 am - 12:29 am
Bethesda5:17 am - 12:27 am6:17 am - 2:27 am6:17 am - 12:27 am
Friendship Heights5:20 am - 12:24 am6:20 am - 2:24 am6:20 am - 12:24 am
Tenleytown-AU5:22 am - 12:22 am6:22 am - 2:22 am6:22 am - 12:22 am
Van Ness-UDC5:24 am - 12:20 am6:24 am - 2:20 am6:24 am - 12:20 am
Cleveland Park5:26 am - 12:18 am6:26 am - 2:18 am6:26 am - 12:18 am
Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan5:28 am - 12:16 am6:28 am - 2:16 am6:28 am - 12:16 am
Dupont Circle5:30 am - 12:14 am6:30 am - 2:14 am6:30 am - 12:14 am
Farragut North5:30 am - 12:12 am6:30 am - 2:12 am6:30 am - 12:12 am
Metro Center5:28 am - 12:10 am6:28 am - 2:10 am6:28 am - 12:10 am
Gallery Pl-Chinatown5:27 am - 12:12 am6:27 am - 2:12 am6:27 am - 12:12 am
Judiciary Square5:25 am - 12:13 am6:25 am - 2:13 am6:25 am - 12:13 am
Union Station5:23 am - 12:15 am6:23 am - 2:15 am6:23 am - 12:15 am
NoMa-Gallaudet U5:21 am - 12:17 am6:21 am - 2:17 am6:21 am - 12:17 am
Rhode Island Ave-Brentwood5:19 am - 12:20 am6:19 am - 2:20 am6:19 am - 12:20 am
Brookland-CUA5:17 am - 12:22 am6:17 am - 2:22 am6:17 am - 12:22 am
Fort Totten5:15 am - 12:24 am6:15 am - 2:24 am6:15 am - 12:24 am
Takoma5:12 am - 12:27 am6:12 am - 2:27 am6:12 am - 12:27 am
Silver Spring5:09 am - 12:30 am6:09 am - 2:30 am6:09 am - 12:30 am
Forest Glen5:06 am - 12:33 am6:06 am - 2:33 am6:06 am - 12:33 am
Wheaton5:03 am - 12:36 am6:03 am - 2:36 am6:03 am - 12:36 am
Glenmont5:00 am - 11:36 pm6:00 am - 1:36 am6:00 am - 11:36 pm

Where the Red Line meets other lines

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Metro Center
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Gallery Pl-Chinatown
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Fort Totten
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Red Line fares

There is no separate fare for the Red Line – the DC Metro charges by distance, not by line. A short hop costs $2.25; the longest weekday trip on the whole system is $6.75.

$2.25Minimum fare, any trip
$6.75Maximum, weekday to 9:30 pm
$2.50Maximum, late night & weekend
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Red Line questions

The Red Line serves 27 stations between Shady Grove and Glenmont. The full run takes about 62 minutes.

About every 6 minutes during the day on weekdays. Frequencies vary by time of day and are lower after 9:30 pm – the table above has the detail.

Shady Grove at one end and Glenmont at the other.

Fares are by distance, not by line, starting at $2.25. Use the fare calculator for your exact trip.

At 3 stations, including Metro Center, Gallery Pl-Chinatown and Fort Totten. All changes are inside the paid area, so you do not pay a second fare.

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