[RP TownTalk] MARC will run special trains on inauguration day

[Dwight Holmes]

for those of us fretting about how to get downtown on the 20th, it looks
like MARC will be running special trains (with special ticketing - normal
tickets won't be honored.  it doesn't say so in this press announcement, but
the conductor this morning was speculating that tickets might cost $25.

This email just in from MARC about Inauguration Day service:

INAUGURATION DAY SERVICE

Presidential Inauguration Day is January 20, 2009, and MTA is working with
event planners to accommodate the large crowds expected to attend. MTA will
operate special MARC Train and Commuter Bus service that day as well as the
prior day which is Martin Luther King Day.

MARC Train

Inauguration Day: Penn, Camden and Brunswick lines will operate between 5 AM
and 9 AM and between 4 PM and 9 PM. MTA monthly and weekly passes, 10-trip
tickets and previously purchased one-way tickets will not be accepted. All
trains will be reserved and tickets must be purchased in advance. For the
Penn Line, there will no service north of Penn Station.

Martin Luther King Day: Penn Line will operate on a regular schedule; Camden
and Brunswick lines will operate on a limited schedule. Regular fares apply
and passes will be accepted.

Commuter Bus

Inauguration Day: Buses will operate to Metrorail stations between 4 AM and
9 AM and between 4 PM and 9 PM. MTA monthly and weekly passes and 10-trip
tickets will not be accepted. Special tickets may be purchased from drivers.

Martin Luther King Day: Buses will operate to Metrorail stations between
5:30 AM and 10 AM and between 4 PM and 9 PM. MTA monthly and weekly passes
and 10-trip tickets will not be accepted. Special tickets may be purchased
from drivers.

Details about schedules and tickets will be available Friday, December 12 at
www.mtamaryland.com.
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