Metrolink Celebrates Season with $10 Holiday Pass, Special New Year’s Day Rose Parade Service
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LOS ANGELES – Metrolink, Southern California’s six-county regional passenger rail provider, is offering a convenient and affordable way to travel this holiday season with a $10 Holiday Pass available on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. To accommodate those attending the 2025 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Metrolink is also bringing back special early morning and afternoon train service on New Year’s Day.
The $10 Holiday Pass provides unlimited rides on the day of purchase and is available on the Metrolink mobile app or at any station ticket machine under the "Special Event Tickets" option. Metrolink ticketholders enjoy free transfers to many local public transit operators, including LA Metro buses and rail lines. On Jan. 1, customers can connect to Metro’s A Line at LA Union Station for easy access to Pasadena and the Rose Parade route.
Holiday Service
On Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, Metrolink will operate on a normal weekend schedule across the Ventura County, Antelope Valley, San Bernardino, Orange County, 91/Perris Valley, and Inland Empire-Orange County lines. Metrolink trains will not run on the Riverside Line, which does not operate on weekends.
Special New Year’s Day Service for Rose Parade Attendees
To provide parade-goers from around the region an alternative to sitting in traffic, navigating blocked-off streets and searching for parking near the parade route, on Jan. 1, Metrolink is adding early-morning trains on the Ventura County, Orange County, and 91/Perris Valley lines, and adjusting service on the Antelope Valley and San Bernardino lines so that trains arrive at LA Union Station between 7 and 7:30 a.m. From there, customers can conveniently transfer for free to the Metro A Line to reach Pasadena. Early afternoon trains have also been added to help event attendees get home following the parade. The full Rose Parade service schedule is available below.
Getting to the Rose Parade:
· Antelope Valley Line train 1260 will depart the Lancaster Station at 5:11 a.m., arriving at LA Union Station at 7:20 a.m.
· Orange County Line train 1659 will depart the Oceanside Station at 5:22 a.m., arriving at LA Union Station at 7:25 a.m.
· 91/Perris Valley Line train 1741 will depart the Perris-South Station at 5:08 a.m., arriving at LA Union Station at 7:15 a.m.
· San Bernardino Line train 1351 will depart the San Bernardino-Downtown Station at 5:38 a.m., arriving at LA Union Station at 7:22 a.m.
· Ventura County Line train 198 will depart the Ventura-East Station at 5:10 a.m., arriving at LA Union Station at 7:00 a.m.
Returning from the parade:
· Antelope Valley Line train 1273 will depart LA Union Station at 1:39 p.m., arriving at the Lancaster Station at 3:52 p.m.
· Orange County Line train 1658 will depart LA Union Station at 1 p.m., arriving at the Oceanside Station at 3:03 p.m.
· 91/Perris Valley Line train 1742 will depart LA Union Station at 1:15 p.m., arriving at the Perris-South Station at 3:22 p.m.
· San Bernardino Line train 1358 will depart LA Union Station at 1:38 p.m., arriving at the San Bernardino-Downtown Station at 3:23 p.m.
· Ventura County Line train 199 will depart LA Union Station at 12:49 p.m., arriving at the Ventura-East Station at 2:37 p.m.
About Metrolink (metrolinktrains.com)
Metrolink regional passenger rail service offers reliable, safe, affordable, and environmentally sustainable transportation throughout an interconnected six-county network. Metrolink has 545.6 total service line miles and 67 stations across Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura, and San Diego counties, connecting people, communities, and businesses and serving as an essential link in the region’s mobility landscape. Metrolink also operates the Arrow service, a nine-mile extension of the San Bernardino County Line linking the cities of San Bernardino and Redlands.