Regular Weekend Service Offered Friday through Sunday

There will be no Metrolink service on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012, except for special service on the Antelope Valley Line. Metrolink will offer Antelope Valley residents special train service on Monday, May 28, 2012, with two round-trips offered from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station and back. Metrolink can take you to work or help you extend your holiday weekend activities with family or friends. You can bring up to three kids (5 years and under) for free with a fare-paying adult. Please click here to view Metrolink's Memorial Day schedule.

Metrolink will, however, operate on its normal weekend schedule on Friday, May 25 through Sunday, May 27.Metrolink Monthly Pass holders can ride free system wide from 7:00 p.m. on Fridays until 11:59 p.m. on Sundays. Those without a Monthly Pass can purchase an unlimited Weekend Pass for only $10.00.

Take a relaxing ride on Metrolink to downtown L.A., and use your Metrolink ticket to connect to any of the public transit options available, such as the Red Line operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro). Passengers can spend the rest of the day visiting popular destinations and attractions in downtown L.A. and Hollywood. Here's a list of ideas for places you can visit on your holiday:

• Olvera Street
• Chinatown
• Walt Disney Concert Hall
• Hollywood Walk of Fame and attractions
• Universal Studios
• Madame Tussauds (wax figures) in Hollywood
• L.A. LIVE (ESPN Zone, The GRAMMY Museum®, restaurants, Regal Cinemas)

For more information on Metrolink service and initiatives, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com.

ABOUT METROLINK (www.metrolinktrains.com)

Metrolink is Southern California's regional commuter rail service in its 19th year of operation. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), a joint powers authority made up of an 11-member board representing the transportation commissions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, governs the service. Metrolink operates over seven routes through a six-county, 512 route-mile network. Metrolink is the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on directional route miles and the seventh largest based on annual ridership.