Metro News Release

For immediate release: November 3, 2005

Metro to Stay Open Until 2 a.m. and Operate Additional Trains for Sunday Night’s Redskins Game

Metrorail will stay open until 2 a.m. and have additional trains and personnel for Sunday night’s Redskins game at FedEx Field, which begins at 8:30 p.m.

To accommodate fans heading to the football game, Metro will have additional trains available for service including some eight-car trains. All trains on all rail lines will operate every 12 to 15 minutes from the end of each rail line and every seven to eight minutes in the downtown core.

Fans headed to the game are encouraged to ride Metrorail’s Blue Line to the Morgan Boulevard station, which is nine-tenths of a mile from the stadium. A walkway offers direct access to the stadium.

Non-Metrorail fans attending the game who park their cars at the Morgan Boulevard and Largo Town Center Metrorail stations on the Blue Line will pay $25 and they must have a SmarTrip® card to pay for parking when exiting these facilities. Non-Metrorail fans who park at the these stations and do not have a SmarTrip® card can purchase a card inside the train stations.

Fans not attending the football game at FedEx Field and using the Metrorail system to and from Morgan Boulevard or Largo Town Center must use the same SmarTrip® card for Metrorail as they use for parking. This will allow the system to recognize use in Metrorail and not charge rail riders the premium parking fee of $25 when exiting the Morgan Boulevard or Largo Town Center parking facilities.

A second option for fans attending the game is to ride Metrorail’s Orange Line to the Landover station and ride the Metrobus shuttle to FedEx Field. Metrobus shuttle service will be available from the Landover station three hours before kickoff, and available two hours after the conclusion of the game. The shuttle service costs $5, with representatives from the Redskins collecting the $5 fee from shuttle bus riders when they arrive at the stadium.

Metro will have additional station managers, rail supervisors, and Transit Police at the Largo Town Center, Morgan Boulevard, and Landover Metrorail stations to assist customers.

Upon entering the Metrorail system, it is recommended that fans purchase enough value on their farecards or SmarTrip® cards for their round-trip so the do not have to wait in line when they are ready to head home.

News release issued on November 3, 2005.