Another difficult morning for Metro

Published February 7, 2007 5:00am ET



Metro had another rough morning Wednesday when a woman was struck by a train in the Rosslyn Metrorail Station and equipment breakdowns forced single-tracking on the Blue and Orange lines.

Shortly after 7 a.m., a woman standing close to the platform edge at the Rosslyn station stumbled and was struck by a train pulling into the station, said Cathy Asato, Metro spokeswoman. The woman, who was headed toward Franconia-Springfield on the Blue Line, reportedly felt faint and was leaning forward when she was struck.

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