50 free tickets to the first passengers in Oceanside; all others can purchase a special round trip ticket for $7

LOS ANGELES - Metrolink will once again offer special train service from Oceanside to L.A. Union Station for the August 30 and August 31 San Diego Padres versus Los Angeles Dodgers baseball games at Dodger Stadium. Metrolink is offering free tickets to the first 50 passengers in Oceanside on both Friday and Saturday. All Little League and other youth baseball players who are dressed in their team uniforms can ride free with a fare paying adult.

Metrolink policy allows for one youth dressed in their team uniform per one paying adult.

Metrolink tickets will be available the day of the event at Orange County Line stations. Adult round-trip tickets are just $7, while senior/disabled and youth (ages 6-18) tickets are just $6 and $4, respectively. Children ages 5 years and under ride free with a paying adult. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the game only, while no advanced ticket sales are available from the Metrolink ticket vending machines (TVM).

Monthly passes are also accepted on these special trains.

The train will depart from Oceanside at 3:26 p.m. on Friday and at 2 p.m. on Saturday. See the list of scheduled stops here. The return trip on Metrolink will leave from Union Station 45 minutes after the game ends.

The special Metrolink train service will complement the Dodger Stadium Express buses operated by Metro from L.A. Union Station to Dodger Stadium and back. Passengers can ride the Dodger Stadium Express shuttle for free with their Dodger game ticket or show their train ticket.

Parking is $10 at Dodger Stadium for those who choose to drive.

Metrolink is partnering with the Angels, the Dodgers, the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC), Metro, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the City of Fullerton to provide transportation to the Rail Series.

For details on Metrolink's Rail Series, please visit metrolinktrains.com.

ABOUT METROLINK (www.metrolinktrains.com)

Metrolink is Southern California's regional commuter rail service in its 20th 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.

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