Metro News Release

For immediate release: May 26, 2006

Holiday transit schedules for Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2006

Transit schedules for Monday, May 29, 2006, Memorial Day, are as follows. Metrorail will operate on a Sunday schedule (7 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. MetroAccess will operate a weekday schedule (5 a.m. to 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.

Metrorail -- Sunday (7 a.m. to midnight)
Metrobus -- Sunday
MetroAccess -- Weekday (5 a.m. to midnight)
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 May 26, 2006.