Glenmont Metro station reopens after ‘full-scale’ emergency drill

The Glenmont Metro station was closed from the morning hours until 2 p.m. Sunday due to an emergency drill.

The full-scale emergency drill involved Metro Transit Police, Montgomery County and regional partners, including emergency response personnel from Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia.

The station itself was shut down, but free shuttle buses operated between Wheaton and Glenmont until 2 p.m.

Metrobus service to the station operated normally.

The Glenmont Metro station was closed from the morning hours until 2 p.m. Sunday due to an emergency drill.

Sandy Kozel

Sandy Kozel is an anchor at WTOP. She came to WTOP after a long career as an anchor/correspondent with the Associated Press. She also worked in local radio in the Cleveland area — and in Buffalo, where she was an award-winning anchor and reporter with WGR Radio and entertainment reporter at WGRZ-TV.

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