Subway train derails in Washington, D.C.
{{date|January 8, 2007}}
[[Image:Mt. Vernon Sq-7th St-Convention Center.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Washington Metro's Mount Vernon Square station]]
Subway service in the United States capital city of [[w:Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]] was disrupted Sunday afternoon when a [[w:Washington Metro|Washington Metro]] Green Line train derailed as it approached the
[[w:Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center (Washington Metro)|Mount Vernon Square]] station.

Sixteen passengers were reported hospitalised, but no critical injuries were reported. All passengers were evacuated from the trains less than an hour after the incident. The Mount Vernon Square station remained closed for the remainder of Sunday, with shuttle bus service bypassing the accident scene. Travel for Green and Yellow line passengers was delayed by 20 minutes during clean up and accident investigation. Normal service on Metrorail resumed on Monday.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.wmata.com/about/met_news/story.cfm?ID=1084
|title=Monday Metrorail service back to normal after Sunday derailment
|pub=Washington Metro
|author=
|date=January 8, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.wmata.com/riding/viewPage_update.cfm?ReportID=577
|title=Metrorail service information for Sunday, January 07, 2007
|pub=Washington Metro
|author=
|date=January 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/07/dc.train.derail/index.html
|title=Washington Metro train derails; no major injuries
|pub=CNN
|author=
|date=January 7, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/01/07/subway-derailment.html
|title=16 injured in Washington subway derailment
|pub=CBC News
|author=The Associated Press
|date=January 7, 2007}}

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[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Washington, D.C.]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Transport]]
[[Category:Rail transport]]
Washington Metro's Mount Vernon Square station
Subway service in the United States capital city of Washington, D.C. was disrupted Sunday afternoon when a Washington Metro Green Line train derailed as it approached the
Mount Vernon Square station.

Sixteen passengers were reported hospitalised, but no critical injuries were reported. All passengers were evacuated from the trains less than an hour after the incident. The Mount Vernon Square station remained closed for the remainder of Sunday, with shuttle bus service bypassing the accident scene. Travel for Green and Yellow line passengers was delayed by 20 minutes during clean up and accident investigation. Normal service on Metrorail resumed on Monday.
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