Metro News Release

For immediate release: November 16, 2011

Metrorail to open At 6 a.m. Saturday for the Help the Homeless Walkathon

This Saturday, Nov. 19, the Metrorail system will open one hour early, at 6 a.m., to accommodate customers attending the Help the Homeless Walkathon, which begins at 9 a.m.

The walk will take place on the National Mall between 7th and 14th Sts., N.W.

Participants and spectators are encouraged to take Metrorail and exit at L'Enfant Plaza, Federal Triangle, Archives, Smithsonian or Gallery Place stations. For those driving to stations to begin their trips, parking is free at Metro-operated parking lots and garages during weekends.

News release issued at 9:32 am, November 17, 2011.