San Diego, Calif. – As a Friday night Halloween is sure to bring out some extra night crawlers to the Monster Bash in the Gaslamp Quarter, the Metropolitan Transit System is advising party-goers to take the Trolley downtown to avoid driving and parking hassles.
MTS will increase the number of late night trains running on the Blue, Orange and Green Lines that provide direct service to downtown San Diego. All lines will operate every 15 minutes during the day until about 9 p.m. on the Blue Line (from San Ysidro), 8:18 p.m. on the Orange Line (from El Cajon), and 9:15 p.m. (from SDSU) on the Green Line, then every 30 minutes during the remainder of the evening.
The special late night trains leaving downtown San Diego are as follows:
• Orange Line to La Mesa and El Cajon (from Fifth Ave. Station): 12:27 a.m.
• Blue Line to San Ysidro (from Fifth Ave. Station): 12:25 a.m.
• Green Line to Santee/SDSU (from Gaslamp Quarter Station): 12:08 a.m., 12:23 a.m., and 12:38 a.m.
Please note the termination point for late trains on the Green Line is SDSU. There is no late service to Alvarado Medical Center, 70th Street, Arnele Ave., Gillespie Field, or Santee stations after the event. The last Green Line train serving these stations departs from the Gaslamp Quarter Station at 10:08pm. Passengers taking the Green Line can opt to park and ride from Qualcomm Stadium, which has 5,000 free parking spaces.
Getting to Monster Bash and Downtown San Diego:
• From South Bay, Chula Vista or National City
- Take northbound Blue Line to Fifth Avenue Station
• From El Cajon, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, Encanto, East San Diego
- Take the westbound Orange Line to Fifth Avenue Station
• From SDSU, Qualcomm Stadium, Mission Valley, Old Town
- Take westbound Green Line to Gaslamp Quarter Station
Monster Bash's main entrance is on Seventh Ave. and Market St. The closest Trolley stations are Gaslamp Quarter and Fifth Avenue. The Gaslamp Quarter Station is located at Fifth Ave. and L St. and is served by the Green Line. The Fifth Avenue Station is located on C Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and is served by the Blue & Orange lines. Both stations are about six blocks from the main entrance.
MTS operates more than 90 bus routes and three Trolley lines on 53 miles of double-tracked railway. Every day more than 275,000 passenger trips are taken on MTS bus and Trolley services. For more information on how you can use public transportation and save money, go to www.sdmts.com.
