Press Releases - Department of Transportation

For Immediate Release: Friday, November 18, 2022

Below are the Montgomery County Department of Transportation’s (MCDOT) and regional partners’ transportation-related schedule changes for the Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, Nov. 24:

MCDOT offices and depots - Will be closed.
Ride On bus service - Will operate on a Sunday schedule. View schedules here.
Flash rapid bus service - Will operate on a Sunday scheduled (Orange line only).
Ride On extRa and Flex bus service - Not in service.
TRiPS Commuter Store at Silver Spring Transit Center - Will be closed.
TRiPS Mobile Commuter Store - Will be closed.
Parking at Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton public garages, lots and curbside meters - Will be Free. Parking fees will resume on Friday, Nov. 25.
Metrorail - Will operate on a Sunday Holiday schedule, with no scheduled track work. The system will open at 7 a.m. and close at midnight. Off-peak fares will be in effect all day, and parking will be free at Metro-operated facilities. On Friday, Nov. 25, rail service will operate on a regular weekday schedule with normal fare and parking rates in effect.
Metrobus - Will operate on a Sunday schedule. Customers should check bus timetables for details. On Friday, Nov. 25, bus service will operate on a regular weekday schedule with normal fare rates in effect.
MetroAccess - Paratransit service will operate during the same hours as Metrorail and Metrobus. Subscription trips will be canceled unless the MetroAccess customer specifically requests to travel on this day.
MTA Local Bus - Will operate on a Sunday/Holiday schedule.
Marc Train - Will operate on a Saturday schedule on the Penn Line only. Download the Thanksgiving service flyer here.
MTA Commuter Bus - Route 201 (Gaithersburg – BWI Business Dist.) will operate on a Weekend/Holiday schedule for Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25.
MTA Transit Stores – Will be closed.