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Below are Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) and partners’ transportation-related schedule changes for the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, Nov. 27. 

• MCDOT offices - Closed. 

• Ride On bus service - Will operate on a Sunday schedule. View route schedules here. 

• Ride On extRa Pink and extRa Lime bus service - Will operate on a Sunday schedule. 

• Ride On Flash bus service - The Orange Route will operate on a Weekend/Holiday The Blue Route (typically, weekday only) will not be in service. 

• Ride On extRa (Route 101) and Flex bus service - Will not be in service. 

• TRiPS Silver Spring commuter store - Will be closed. 

• TRiPS mobile commuter store - Will be closed. 

• Public parking garages, lots, curbside meters - Free on Thursday, Nov. 28, payment resumes Friday, Nov. 29. 

• Metrorail and Metrobus - Metrorail will operate on a “Reduced Sunday Service” with trains running from 7 a.m. to midnight. Metrobus will operate on a Sunday schedule. On Friday, Nov. 29 Metro will operate on a regular schedule. 

• MARC Train - No service on all three lines. On Friday, Nov. 29 the Penn Line will operate on a Saturday schedule and there will be no service on the Brunswick and Camden lines. Learn more at mta.maryland.gov/marc-holiday-service.  

• MTA Commuter bus - Will not operate on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, with the exception of Route 201 (Gaithersburg – BWI Business District), which will operate on the Weekend/Holiday "S" schedule on both days. Learn more at mta.maryland.gov/thanksgiving-day-service. 

View additional schedule changes on the Montgomery County website. 

For information on MCDOT programs and services, visit montgomerycountymd.gov/mcdot, follow @MCDOTNow on X, Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook and subscribe to MCDOT’s “Go Montgomery!” newsletter.         

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