Metro News Release

For immediate release: November 9, 2004

Holiday Transit Schedules for Veteran’s Day Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004

Transit schedules for Thursday, November 11, 2004, Veterans’ Day, are as follows. Metrorail will operate on a modified Saturday schedule (5:00 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 Saturday schedule with supplemental1 service on some routes. MetroAccess will operate a weekday schedule (5:00 a.m. - midnight).

To plan trips for this holiday, customers are encouraged to consult Metro’s Trip Planner at www.metroopensdoors.com. The Trip Planner contains holiday schedule information for Metro and other regional transit companies.

Thursday, Nov. 11, 2004

Service

Metrorail

Modified Saturday (5:00 a.m. - midnight)

Metrobus

Saturday + Supplemental 1

MetroAccess

Weekday (5:00 a.m. - midnight)

Ride On

Saturday + Supplemental 2

DASH

Weekday

CUE

Weekday

Fairfax Connector

Weekday

ART

Saturday Schedule (Routes 41 and 51)

The Bus

Weekday

Connect-A-Ride

Weekday 3

PRTC OMNIRIDE

Modified Holiday

Loudoun Bus

Holiday Schedule

MARC

Holiday Schedule

VRE

No Service

MTA Commuter Services:

Annapolis / 922

No Service

Columbia / 995 and 915

No Service

Annapolis / 921

Weekday

All Other MTA Commter Routes

Limited Service


1. Supplemental Routes:

DC: 30, 42, 52, 54, A2, A4, A6, A8, D1, D2, D3, E2, L4, N6, N22, and S2

Prince George’s County: A12, C29, D12, D13, and D14

Montgomery County: J2, J3, Q2, Y7, and Z8

Northern Virginia: 3T, 7A, 17A, 24T, 25P, 28F, 28G, 28T, 29C, 29E, and 29K

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

3. Connect-A-Ride will operate service from Greenbelt to Laurel. 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 November 9, 2004.