MTS mTicket Mobile Ticketing Option Activated for Concert-Goers Taking the Trolley
San Diego, Calif. – Rock legend Paul McCartney is returning to San Diego on Sunday for a sell-out concert at PETCO Park and MTS is offering its mobile ticketing option and scheduling extra trains to accommodate the large crowds expected.
To avoid Trolley ticket lines and speed up the boarding process, concert-goers can purchase and store Trolley passes right on their smart phones at any time prior to arriving at transit stations by using mTicket, MTS’s free mobile ticketing app. Multiple mTickets can be purchased on one smart phone too, making it easy for families and friends traveling to the concert together. To download the app, visit www.sdmts.com/mTicket.asp. Fans can also find the app by search for “mTicket” in the App Store or on Google Play.
All three Trolley lines provide direct service to PETCO Park. The Green Line goes straight to the Gaslamp Quarter Trolley Station, just steps away from PETCO Park. Green Line trains will be running every 15 minutes prior to the concert. Blue Line and Orange Line passengers should disembark at the 12th & Imperial Transit Center for PETCO Park. To ensure fans get to PETCO Park in time to see all the action, MTS encourages concert-goers to purchase their fare and be on board a Trolley at least 90 minutes before the concert begins at 8 p.m.
Trolley Service After the Concert
Please note that parking at Qualcomm Stadium on the Green Line for the Paul McCartney concert will not be available until 6 p.m. or later due to the Chargers game that day.
Green Line
Additional Green Line Trolley service is scheduled to operate after the Paul McCartney concert. The concert is scheduled to end around 11 p.m.; late-night Green Line service to Santee will be offered from 12th & Imperial (Bayside platform) until 11:51 p.m. If the concert ends as scheduled, the Green Line will depart from Gaslamp Quarter Trolley Station at the following times:
• 11:08 p.m. to SDSU (regular service)
• 11:17 p.m. to Qualcomm (this trip will run if the concert ends at 11 p.m.; if the concert ends later, this extra trip will run later)
• 11:23 p.m. to Santee
• 11:32 p.m. to Qualcomm Stadium
• 11:38 p.m. to Santee (normally terminates at SDSU; extended to Santee)
• 11:53 p.m. to Santee
Blue Line
The Blue Line will depart from 12th & Imperial Transit Center at the following times:
• 11 p.m. to San Ysidro
• 11:30 p.m. to San Ysidro
• Midnight to San Ysidro
Orange Line
One post-event Orange Line Trolley will depart from 12th & Imperial toward El Cajon approximately 20 minutes after the end of the concert. However, fans heading to Grossmont Center or other points east are highly encouraged to take the Green Line.
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.
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