LA Metro Offers Free Rides On Christmas Eve

LOS ANGELES, CA — LA Metro is offering free rides Tuesday as part of its annual effort to help passengers travel safely during the holidays.

The transit agency was providing free rides beginning at 4 a.m. Christmas Eve and ending at 3 a.m. on Christmas Day. Additionally, there will be extended service until 2 a.m. on all rail lines, Metro said.

Fare gates at all Metro rail stations will be unlatched, and fare boxes and validators will not deduct fare from TAP cards and fare media. Bus rides are free during the period also.

The agency also offers free service for New Year's Eve. No fares will be collected from 4 a.m. Dec. 31 to 3 a.m. Jan.

On New Year's Eve into New Year's Day, the agency will also provide extended 24-hour service on rail lines A, B, D and E only, while lines C and K will run into 2 a.m.

Customers can also receive free rides on Metro Micro using the code Merry24 on Dec. 24 and "Ring25" on Dec. 31, Metro officials said.

Metro Bike Share will be free for the first 30 minutes of the ride from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1. Customers can redeem their free ride by selecting "1-Ride" at any Metro Bike Share kiosk, online or in the Metro Bike Share app. The ride can be redeemed multiple times using promo code 010125.

In anticipation of the Rose Parade, Metro will be adding early morning trains on the A Line on Jan. 1, while the A, C, E and K light rail lines will run their usual 10-minute services during the day.
Customers can connect to Metro's A Line at Union Station in downtown LA for easy access to the parade route.

Metrolink will be adding early-morning trains on the Ventura County, Orange County and 91/Perris Valley lines on New Year's Day, as well as adjusting service on the Antelope Valley and San Bernardino lines so that trains arrive at Union Station between 7 and 7:30 a.m.

After the parade, floats are displayed near Victory Park in Pasadena. Metro will offer shuttle service from Sierra Madre Villa Station to the post- parade viewing area from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

On Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, the shuttle service from Sierra Madre Villa Station will run from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Regular fare will apply with free transfers to and from other bus services when using a TAP card.

The full Rose Parade service schedule is available at https://bit.ly/408M4cv.

Meanwhile, Metrolink will offer its $10 Holiday Pass on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, providing unlimited rides systemwide on the day of purchase.

The pass is available on the Metrolink mobile app or any station ticket machine under the "Special Event Tickets" option. Metrolink ticketholders will get free transfers to many local public transit operators, including LA Metro buses and rail lines.

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