“After that, a couple of larger bumps, and we skidded towards the fence,” he said. There was a “burst of sparks from outside the train and we all knew what happened and that it could have been worse.”

Updated at 7:05 a.m.

An outbound Metro train derailed early Friday on the Orange Line near the East Falls Church stop. No one was reported to be injured.

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Arlington County Fire department officials said on Twitter that two passengers who were aboard the derailed train were looked at for minor injuries. They also described the derailment as “minor.”

Metro Transit Police said on its Twitter feeds that all passengers were offloaded as of 7:20 a.m. The agency also said that two of the rail cars that derailed were “upright and in line.”

But Metro advised riders to find other ways around and to avoid using the rail line.

It is not immediately known which way the train was headed and it is not clear how the derailment happened.

There are also other problems on Metro.

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On the Green and Yellow lines, trains were sharing a track between the Fort Totten and Georgia Avenue stations. There was a broken down train at the Georgia Avenue stop, but those delays are over.

At the East Falls Church stop, some riders shared their experiences —

Updated at 6:38 a.m.

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A Metro train derailed near the East Falls Church stop early Friday, officials said. The 75 passengers aboard were being offloaded onto the platform. There were no reports of injuries.

There is no train service on the Orange Line between the West Falls Church and Ballston stops. And on the Silver Line there is no train service between the McLean and Ballston stations. Bus shuttles are being set up.

Updated at 6:05 a.m.

Trains are no longer sharing a track on the Blue and Yellow lines but some delays remain.

Original post at 5:58 a.m.

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Bad Friday morning for Metro riders.

Trains are sharing a track on the Blue and Yellow lines between the Arlington Cemetery and Pentagon City stops. There appears to be two issues — there is a work unit that broke down at the Arlington Cemetery stop. And there are “unscheduled track repairs” at the stop as well.