LOS ANGELES – Metrolink, Southern California’s regional passenger rail provider, will offer expanded service on the Antelope Valley, 91/Perris Valley and San Bernardino lines this Saturday, March 8. In total, Metrolink is adding five morning and five afternoon trains to accommodate an anticipated ridership increase from attendees of a large-scale International Women’s Day event in downtown Los Angeles. Due to a planned service outage for system upgrades and maintenance, trains will not operate Saturday on the Orange County, Ventura County or Inland Empire-Orange County lines.

The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at Pershing Square and is being organized by the Women’s March Foundation, which has hosted a number of high-turnout rallies in Southern California in recent years. In both 2018 and 2019, Metrolink saw ridership for the organization’s annual Women’s March top 13,000, a more than 70% increase over typical Saturday ridership. The additional service capacity will ensure that all customers – whatever their reason for traveling this weekend – can enjoy a safe, reliable and comfortable ride on Metrolink.

On March 8, Metrolink will add the following trains to the existing Saturday service schedule:

Additional Special Service to Los Angeles:

• Antelope Valley Line train 1296 will depart the Lancaster Station at 6:34 a.m., arriving at LA Union Station at 8:44 a.m., and train 1298 will depart Lancaster at 7:13 a.m., arriving in Los Angeles at 9:24 a.m.
• 91/Perris Valley Line train 1799 will depart the Perris-South Station at 7:27 a.m., arriving at LA Union Station at 9:39 a.m.
• San Bernardino Line train 1397 will depart the San Bernardino-Downtown Station at 6:08 a.m., arriving at LA Union Station at 7:52 a.m., and train 1399 will depart San Bernardino-Downtown at 7:08, arriving in Los Angeles at 8:52 a.m.

Additional Special Return Service:

• Antelope Valley Line train 1297 will depart LA Union Station at 1:56 p.m., arriving at the Lancaster Station at 4:06 p.m., and train 1299 will depart Los Angeles at 2:54 p.m., arriving in Lancaster at 5:05 p.m.
• 91/Perris Valley Line train 1798 will depart LA Union Station at 2:15 p.m., arriving at the Perris-South Station at 4:26 p.m.
• San Bernardino Line train 1396 will depart LA Union Station at 2:08 p.m., arriving at the San Bernardino-Downtown Station at 3:57 p.m., and train 1398 will depart Los Angeles at 3:08 p.m., arriving at San Bernardino-Downtown at 4:57 p.m.

Those traveling to Los Angeles from outlying areas can take advantage of Metrolink’s $10 Weekend Day Pass and Kids Ride Free on Weekends promotions. Individuals with a valid student ID can also ride free with Metrolink’s Student Adventure Pass. To reach Pershing Square, event attendees can transfer at no cost to LA Metro’s B or D light-rail lines at LA Union Station.

For additional information and to plan your trip, visit metrolinktrains.com/womens-day-march.