Metro News Release
For immediate release: October 8, 2003
Holiday transit schedules for Columbus Day
Transit schedules for Monday, October 13, 2003 (Columbus Day), are as follows. Metrorail will operate on a modified Saturday schedule (5:30 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 Saturday schedule with supplemental service on some routes. MetroAccess will operate a weekday schedule (5:30 a.m. - midnight) and SmartMover will operate on a weekday schedule.
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, October 13, 2003 | Service |
| Metrorail | Modified Saturday (5:30 a.m. - midnight) |
| Metrobus | Saturday + Supplemental |
| MetroAccess | Weekday (5:30 a.m. - midnight) |
| SmartMover | Weekday |
| RideOn | Saturday + Supplemental |
| DASH | Saturday |
| CUE | Modified Weekday |
| Fairfax Connector | Weekday |
| ART | Saturday (Routes 51 and 52) |
| The Bus | Weekday |
| Connect-A-Ride | Weekday 1 |
| PRTC OmniRide | Modified Holiday |
| Loudoun Co | Holiday Schedule |
| MARC | Holiday Schedule |
| VRE | Schedule |
| MTA Commuter Services | |
| Annapolis/922 | No Service |
| Columbia/995 and 915 | No Service |
| Annapolis/921 | Weekday |
| Other MTA Commuter Routes | Limited Service |
1. No service to and from Ft. Meade/NSA
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 October 8, 2003.