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December
16, 2002 |
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MTA Offers Free
Rides on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve The MTA will once again
offer free Metro Bus and Metro Rail rides on Christmas Eve and New
Year’s Eve in an ongoing tradition established by the MTA Board of
Directors to afford individuals a safe journey home and reduce traffic
congestion around the holidays. Patrons may ride for
free from 9 p.m. until closing – which is generally around 1:30 a.m. –
on the Metro Rail system, and from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the Metro Bus
system. The free rides will be given on both Christmas Eve and New
Year’s Eve. Metro Rail and Metro
Bus systems will operate on a Sunday schedule Christmas Day and New
Year’s Day, both of which fall on a Wednesday this year. Brochures detailing the
free ride program will be on all Metro buses and on Metro Rail trains. The
nearly 60-miles of Metro Rail includes the For complete routes and schedule information, the public can call 1-800-C-O-M-M-U-T-E. A customized trip planner is available on MTA’s web site at www.mta.net. MTA-119 |
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