PLANNING TO GO TO COMICON? TAKE THE TROLLEY

by ECM | July 18, 2014 2:24 am

 

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[1]

 

 

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