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An escalator and lights were out of power at the southern entrance to the Dupont Circle Metro stop on Thursday afternoon, making for a dark descent into one of the deepest stations in the rail system, according to reports on Twitter.
@FixWMATA @unsuckdcmetro #WMATA No down escalator or stair lights at Dupont South. Culture of safety? pic.twitter.com/BPb3Wtz4dL
— Terpsie (@terpsie) April 21, 2016
@wmata No lights on the non-functioning escalator on the south entrance of DuPont. #notsafe — Janine Rauscher (@wtpooh123) April 21, 2016
Walking down the broken escalators at DuPont Circle station in the DARK is terrifying. Could barely see the steps. @unsuckdcmetro @wmata
— Sook-Yi Yong (@theyongreport) April 21, 2016
#wmata is aware of a partial power outage on the 19th-street side of Dupont Circle station. Some lighting may be off/dark. ^SR
— Rail Transit OPS (@RailTransitOPS) April 21, 2016
Reached shortly before 4:30 p.m., a Metro spokesperson said he was unaware of the problem and would call City Desk back. The station services the Red Line.
Update 4:35 p.m.: Metro spokesperson Sherri Ly writes in an email to City Desk that “technicians are en route to Dupont Circle to address the problem.”
Update 5:17 p.m.: Metro says it has closed the entrance affected by the “power outage”:
Dupont Circle: The 19th Street entrance is closed due to a power outage. The 20th Street entrance remains open.
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) April 21, 2016
Dupont Circle: The 19th Street entrance is closed due to a power outage. The Q Street entrance remains open.
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) April 21, 2016
Update 5:23 p.m.: A Metro spokesperson says the issue has been resolved.
Dupont Circle: The 19th Street entrance has re-opened.
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) April 21, 2016
h/t @FixWMATA. Photo by Darrow Montgomery