A Metro watchdog group is reporting a rise in the number of incidents in which Metrorail train doors open either on the wrong side of the train, or in a place where it’s not safe for riders to exit.
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission found that, as of Sept. 1, there were 27 incidences where an “improper door event” took place and was reported “by Metrorail to the WMSC” this year. Compared to 2024, the figure marked an increase of 12 events.
Details released on the incidents highlighted that four of the mishaps were reported at the Pentagon, Rockville, Bethesda, and Franconia-Springfield stations…