Metro News Release

For immediate release: March 30, 2011

Metrorail to open at 5 a.m. on Sunday, April 3 for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-mile run/5K run-walk

Metrorail will open two hours early, at 5 a.m., on Sunday, April 3, for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run and 5K Run-Walk. The race begins at 7:40 a.m., and will start and finish at 15th St. and Jefferson Drive S.W. The closest Metrorail stop is the Smithsonian Metrorail station on the Blue and Orange lines.

Costs associated with the 5 a.m. opening of the Metrorail system are paid for by the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run.

For more information on traveling by Metrobus and Metrorail, call (202) 637-7000, TDD (202) 638-3780, or visit Metro’s web site at www.metroopensdoors.com for safety and security tips.

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News release issued at 10:27 am, March 30, 2011.