Metro News Release

For immediate release: January 15, 2004

Holiday transit schedules for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 19, 2004

Transit schedules for Monday, January 19, 2004, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 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).

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, Jan. 19, 2004 Service
Metrorail Modified Saturday (5:30 a.m. - midnight)
Metrobus Saturday + Supplemental
MetroAccess Weekday (5:30 a.m. - midnight)
Ride On Saturday + Supplemental 1
DASH Saturday
CUE Modified Weekday
Fairfax Connector Weekday
ART Saturday Schedule (Routes 51)
The Bus No Service
Connect-A-Ride Weekday 2
Loudoun Co No Service
MARC Holiday Schedule
VRE "S" Schedule
MTA Commuter Services Limited Schedule

1. Ride-On will operate Metrobus routes T2, L8, and Z2.

2. Connect-A-Ride will operate service from Laurel to Greenbelt and College Park stations.

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 January 15, 2004.