Take MDOT MTA Transit to Ring in the New Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Let CharmPass mobile ticketing, Transit app guide you to Baltimore’s biggest New Year’s Eve fireworks display

BALTIMORE, MD (DECEMBER 30, 2019) – The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) wants you to celebrate the new year by leaving your vehicle at home and taking transit to Baltimore’s New Year’s Eve Spectacular. Riders can use CharmPass, the official mobile ticketing app of MDOT MTA, for fast and easy fare payment, and the Transit app to track their bus in real time.

“We encourage all riders to ring in 2020 using fast, safe, reliable MDOT MTA transit service,” said MDOT MTA Administrator Kevin Quinn. “Using the free-to-download CharmPass and Transit app are the best ways to start your new year on transit.”

The following schedules will be in effect Tuesday, December 31, and Wednesday, January 1, 2020.

CityLink and LocalLink:  December 31: Regular schedule
January 1: Sunday/Holiday schedule.

Metro SubwayLink:   December 31: Regular schedule
Metro SubwayLink will operate one hour after the New Year’s Eve fireworks display Dec. 31.

January 1: Sunday/Holiday schedule.

Light RailLink: December 31: Regular schedule
Light RailLink will operate one hour after the New Year’s Eve fireworks display Dec. 31.

January 1: Sunday/Holiday schedule.

MDOT MTA is one of the largest multi-modal transit systems in the United States. MDOT MTA operates LocalLink and commuter buses, Light RailLink, Metro SubwayLink, Maryland Area Regional Commuter (MARC) Train service and a comprehensive Mobility (paratransit) system. MDOT MTA’s goal is to provide safe, efficient and reliable transit across Maryland with world-class customer service. To learn more, visit mdot.maryland.gov or mta.maryland.gov, check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/mtamaryland and follow us on Twitter @mtamaryland.

Media Contacts
Brittany Marshall
Office: 410-767-8367
Cell: 443-970-0424
bmarshall1@mdot.maryland.gov

Paul Shepard
Office: 410-767-3935
Cell: 443-622-4181
pshepard@mdot.maryland.gov

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