MTS to Boost Service for Both the Women’s March and Monster Jam Events

Passengers encouraged to use Compass Cloud ticketing app to avoid ticket lines

San Diego – The Metropolitan Transit System is increasing Trolley service to accommodate two large-scale events in downtown San Diego on Saturday. Both the 2018 San Diego Women’s March and the annual Monster Jam at Petco Park are expected to draw more than 50,000 people to downtown San Diego.

2018 San Diego Women’s March (10 a.m., County Waterfront Park):

• MTS encourages passengers to travel early, as trains will be at capacity closer to the event time
• The march will begin at the County’s Waterfront Park, which is one block away from the Sycuan Green Line’s County Center/Little Italy Station 
• To avoid station ticket lines and speed up boarding, MTS recommends passengers purchase their transit passes ahead of time using the Compass Cloud mobile ticketing app. Multiple Compass Cloud mobile tickets can be purchased on one smartphone, making it easy for families traveling together

The following Trolley schedule will apply for the San Diego Women’s March:

• Sycuan Green Line: Beginning approximately at 8 a.m., Sycuan Green Line trains will run every 7.5 minutes from SDCCU Stadium to downtown San Diego and every 15 minutes from Santee to downtown.
• Orange Line: Service will be increased to every 15 minutes at 8:15 a.m. from El Cajon Transit Center to downtown San Diego.
• UC San Diego Blue Line: Service will operate every 15 minutes from San Ysidro to downtown San Diego throughout the day. 

Riders on the UC San Diego and Orange Trolley lines are encouraged to transfer to the Sycuan Green Line at 12th & Imperial, then exit at County Center/Little Italy station.

Monster Jam: (2:30 p.m. Pit Party; 7 p.m. show time):  

Trains on all three lines will depart all stations every 15 minutes before and after the event.
The final trains departing downtown from the 12th & Imperial Transit Center are:

• Sycuan Green Line (to Santee): 10:06 p.m.
• Sycuan Green Line (to SDSU): 11:36 p.m.
• UC San Diego Blue Line (to San Ysidro): 12:00 a.m.
• Orange Line (to El Cajon): 12:03 a.m.

Passengers taking the Sycuan Green Line to the Pit Party should exit at the 12th & Imperial Transit Center. Passengers going directly to the event can exit at the Gaslamp Quarter Station. Passengers taking the Orange or UC San Diego Blue Line should exit at 12th & Imperial Transit Center for the Pit Party and the ballpark.

Recommended locations to park and ride the Trolley to both events are:

• SDCCU Stadium: 5,000 free spots (Sycuan Green Line, 30 minutes to downtown)
• Old Town Transit Center: 412 free spots (Sycuan Green Line, 15 minutes to downtown)
• Palm Avenue Station: 499 free spots (UC San Diego Blue Line, 23 minutes to downtown)
• Spring Street Station: 324 free spots (Orange Line, 26 minutes to downtown)

MTS operates 95 bus routes and three Trolley lines on 53 miles of double-tracked railway. Every weekday 300,000 passenger trips are taken on MTS bus and Trolley services in 10 cities and unincorporated areas of the county. In FY 2017, MTS served more than 88 million riders.  For more information on how you can use public transportation and save money, go to www.sdmts.com.  

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