217 station overruns after ATO reactivation on Red Line
S2 · ~Jan 2025 · WMATA · Washington, DC, USA
Record
| Company | WMATA |
| Industry | Other |
| Type(s) | malfunction |
| Date | ~Jan 2025 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Washington, DC, USA · Red Line |
| Severity | (minor injury or single-unit damage) |
| Scale | 217 overrun events, Red Line fleet |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Cited source on file; not independently re-verified |
Summary
After WMATA reactivated operator-assisted Automatic Train Operation on the Red Line in December 2024, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission reported 217 instances of trains failing to stop where required (overruns), prompting a directive not to expand ATO to other lines for the time being.
Primary source
Publisher: Railway Track and Structures · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Jan 2025 | 217 station overruns after ATO reactivation on Red Line | Railway Track and Structures | Railway Track and Struct |
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