PLANNING TO GO TO COMICON? TAKE THE TROLLEY

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By Nadin Abbott

July 17, 2012 (San Diego)-- if you are planning to attend Comicon International and you’re coming from East County, the Trolley is the least expensive to avoid steep parking costs downtown—if you can find a parking space at all.  Commemorative day passes are already on sale at the Transit Store downtown at $20.00 for all five days.

This is a good deal, especially if you are attending the Preview Night. The address is 102 Broadway and 1st, downtown.

The prices for Day Passes are as follows

5-Day Pass

Valid July 23–27

$20

4-Day Pass

Valid July 24–27

$16

3-Day Pass

Valid July 25–27

$13

2-Day Pass

Valid July 26–27

$10

You can also charge your Compass Card for Comicon , and for the first time you can have all that on your Smartphone.

The Application is called mTicket and you can buy your tickets right now online.

Here is a summary of line operations from the Metropolitan Transit System.

Wednesday, July 23

 Green Line

• Trips to the Convention Center will operate every 15 minutes from Santee throughout the day. Beginning at 2:30 pm, Green Line trains will depart every 7.5 minutes between Qualcomm Stadium and the Convention Center.

• Service toward Mission Valley and Santee from 12th & Imperial Transit Center will operate every 15 minutes until 11:36 pm, with one additional departure at 12:16 am. Additional trains will depart toward Qualcomm Stadium immediately after the event for approximately one hour.

 Blue Line

• Service to downtown will operate on a normal schedule

• Southbound service from 12th & Imperial Transit Center will operate every 15 minutes until 10:00 pm, then every 30 minutes until the last trip at 12:00 midnight

 Orange Line

• Service to downtown will operate on a normal schedule

• Eastbound service from 12th & Imperial Transit Center will operate every 15 minutes until 9:33 pm, then every 30 minutes until the last trip at 12:03 am

Thursday, July 24 / Friday, July 25

 Green Line

•Service to the Convention Center will operate every 15 minutes beginning at 5:04 am from Santee

• More frequent service between Qualcomm Stadium and the Convention Center will operate between 6:23 am with trains departing every 7.5 minutes for the remainder of the day

• Trains will continue to operate every 7.5 minutes to Qualcomm Stadium throughout the day until 10:30 pm, and every 15 minutes to Santee until 1:06 am

 Blue Line

• Service to downtown will operate on a normal schedule

• Southbound service from 12th & Imperial Transit Center will operate every 15 minutes until 10:00 pm, then every 30 minutes until the last trip at 1:00 am

 Orange Line

• First train departs El Cajon at 4:48 am. Trains depart every 15 minutes throughout the day

• Eastbound trains depart 12th & Imperial Transit Center every 15 minutes until 9:33 pm, then every 30 minutes until the last train at 12:03 am

Saturday, July 26

 Green Line

• Trains to the Convention Center will operate every 15 minutes beginning at 4:53 am from Qualcomm Stadium

• 15-minute service from Santee begins at 6:19 am (earlier trains will operate according to the timetable)

• 7.5-minute service from Qualcomm Stadium begins at 6:38 am

• 7.5-minute service from the Convention Center to Qualcomm Stadium continues until 10:30 pm

• 15-minute service from the Convention Center to Santee continues until 1:06 am

• The first departure from Qualcomm Stadium will be at 4:53 am and from Santee at 5:19 am

• The last train to Santee will depart from the Convention Center at 1:38 am (Sunday morning)

 Blue Line

• Service to downtown will operate on a normal schedule

• Southbound service from 12th & Imperial Transit Center will operate every 15 minutes until 10:30 pm, then every 30 minutes until the last trip at 1:00 am (Sunday morning)

 Orange Line

• First train departs El Cajon at 5:18 am. Trains depart every 30 minutes until 6:18 am, then every 15 minutes throughout the day

• Eastbound trains depart 12th & Imperial Transit Center every 15 minutes until 10:03 pm, then every 30 minutes until the last train at 1:03 am

Sunday, July 27

 Green Line

• Trains to the Convention Center will operate every 15 minutes beginning at 4:53 am from Qualcomm Stadium

• 15-minute service from Santee begins at 6:19 am (earlier trains will operate according to the timetable)

• 7.5-minute service from Qualcomm Stadium begins at 6:38 am

• 7.5-minute service from the Convention Center to Qualcomm Stadium will continue until 6:08 pm

• 15-minute service from the Convention Center to Santee continues until 7:38 pm, then every 30 minutes

until the last train at 11:38 pm (after 10:08 pm, Green Line trains terminate at the SDSU Transit Center)

 Blue Line

• Service will operate every 15 minutes throughout the event

 Orange Line

• First train departs El Cajon at 5:18 am. Trains depart every 30 minutes until 6:48 am, then every 15 minutes throughout the day

• Eastbound trains depart 12th & Imperial Transit Center every 15 minutes until 6:33 pm, then every 30 minutes until the last train at 10:33 pm

For more information:

http://www.sdmts.com/trolley/comiccon.asp

 

 


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