Metro News Release
For immediate release: August 16, 2007
Metro Readies for Saturday Sports Doubleheader
Metro to Have Extra Personnel, Operate Extra Trains for Patrons Attending the Nationals and Redskins Games
Extra trains will be used to get fans to and from the Redskins and Nationals games on Saturday, August 18.
This Saturday will be a super sports day for fans in the Washington area as the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets at 7:05 p.m., at RFK Stadium, and the Washington Redskins host the Pittsburgh Steelers at FedEx Field at 8 p.m.
Metro will run six-car trains leading up to game time for each event. After the Nationals and Redskins games, Metro will have up to 14 additional trains available systemwide (a combination of six-cars and eight-cars) for patrons traveling from the Morgan Boulevard and Largo Town Center Metrorail stations on the Blue Line, from the Landover Metrorail station on the Orange Line for the Redskins game and from Stadium-Armory after the Nationals game.
Fans headed to and from the Nationals game are reminded to use both entrances at the Stadium-Armory Metrorail station. The main entrance, closest to RFK Stadium, is located at 19th Street and Independence Avenue, S.E. The second entrance, is two blocks away at 19th Street between C and Burke Streets, S.E.
Fans headed to the Redskins game are encouraged to ride Metrorail’s Blue Line to the Morgan Boulevard Metrorail station, which is less than a mile from the stadium. A walkway offers direct access to the stadium.
A second option for fans attending the Redskins game is to ride Metrorail’s Orange Line to the Landover Metrorail station to catch the Metrobus shuttle to FedEx Field. Metrobus shuttle service will be available from the Landover station three hours before kickoff, and available two and one-half hours after the conclusion of the game. The shuttle service costs $5, with representatives from the Redskins collecting the $5 fee from Metrobus customers after they arrive at the stadium.
Individuals attending the Redskins game, who park their cars at the Morgan Boulevard and Largo Town Center Metrorail stations on the Blue Line, will have to pay $25 and they must have a SmarTrip card to pay for parking when exiting these facilities. Non-Metrorail riders who park at the these stations and do not have a SmarTrip card can purchase a card in the parking facilities. Paid parking at these two stations goes into effect three hours before kickoff, and continues two hours after the game concludes.
Metro will have additional station managers, rail supervisors, and Transit Police at the Stadium-Armory, Morgan Boulevard, Largo Town Center and Landover Metrorail stations to assist customers.
Upon entering the Metrorail system, all fans should purchase enough value on their farecards or SmarTrip cards for their round-trip.
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News release issued at 12:00 am, August 16, 2007.