Metro to close rail service this weekend at five stations

Metro plans to shut down rail service at five stations this weekend, including along the busy corridor of the Shaw-Howard University, U Street and Columbia Heights stops. But some riders and businesses in those areas don’t realize the trains will stop at 10 p.m. Friday and stay closed through Monday at those three Green/Yellow line stops and also between East Falls Church and West Falls Church on the Orange Line.

“It’s just horrible to do it on a long weekend,” said Ben’s Chili Bowl owner Nizam Ben Ali, whose two U Street restaurants are busiest on weekends.