Metro News Release

For immediate release: August 28, 2003

Holiday transit schedules for Labor Day, Monday, September 1, 2003

Transit schedules for Monday, September 1, 2003 (Labor Day), are as follows. Metrorail will operate on a Sunday schedule (7:00 a.m. to midnight). Parking at all transit authority-operated lots will be free. Reduced fares will be in effect all day. Bicyclists will be allowed to transport their bicycles on Metrorail. Metrobus will operate on a Sunday schedule with supplemental service on some routes. MetroAccess will operate a weekday schedule (5:30 a.m. - midnight) and there will be no SmartMover service.

To plan trips for this holiday, customers are encouraged to consult the RideGuide at www.metroopensdoors.com. The RideGuide trip planner contains holiday schedule information for Metro and other regional transit companies.

Monday, September 1, 2003 Service
Metrorail --- Sunday (7:00 a.m. - midnight)
Metrobus --- Sunday 1
MetroAccess --- Weekday (5:30 a.m. - midnight)
SmartMover --- No Service
Ride On --- Sunday
DASH--- Sunday
CUE --- Saturday
Fairfax Connector --- Sunday
ART --- Sunday (ART 51 Only)
The Bus No Service
Connect-A-Ride --- Saturday
PRTC OmniRide --- No Service
Loudoun Co --- No Service
MARC--- No Service
VRE --- No Service
MTA Commuter Services --- No Service

For information about transit schedules, call Metro at (202) 637-7000; Ride On at (240) 777-7433; DASH at (703) 370-3274; Fairfax Connector at (703) 339-7200; MARC at 1-800-325-7245; VRE at (703) 497-7777, and Fairfax City CUE at (703) 385-7859.

News release issued on August 28, 2003.