$19 train tickets available to ride to the Sunday, March 24 event
LOS ANGELES, 2013-03-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Race fans looking for a stress-free, convenient and affordable way to get to Auto Club Speedway’s Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race can simply take Metrolink.
Metrolink has again partnered with Auto Club Speedway (ACS) to provide direct train service to the Auto Club 400 on Sunday, March 24 at Auto Club Speedway.
Metrolink train tickets to the Auto Club 400 are only $19 for one (1) round trip train ticket.
Metrolink will operate three trains originating from Oxnard, Lancaster and Oceanside with limited stops in between for faster service. Train routes and stops include:
Route 1: Oxnard to ACS
Oxnard
Moorpark
Chatsworth
Van Nuys
Covina
Montclair
Rancho Cucamonga
Auto Club Speedway
Route 2: Lancaster to ACS
Lancaster
Santa Clarita
Sylmar/San Fernando
Downtown Burbank
L.A. Union Station
Auto Club Speedway
Route 3: Oceanside to ACS
Oceanside
San Clemente
Irvine
Orange
Riverside-La Sierra
San Bernardino
Auto Club Speedway
Metrolink’s Speedway trains stop at a specially constructed station just off the back straight-away at the race track. From there, passengers will board a free tram that takes them to the entrance gates. Trains depart Auto Club Speedway one hour after the end of the race, or checkered flag.
The Auto Club Speedway Metrolink Train Service is a joint demonstration project made possible in part by Clean Transportation Funding from the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC). The MSRC’s mission is to fund projects that reduce air pollution to meet the region’s clean air goals. Over its 22-year history, the MSRC has assisted organizations throughout the Southland in removing as much as 8,000 tons of harmful pollutants from the air through innovative programs designed to reduce air pollution from mobile sources.
“By providing Clean Transportation Funding for this special Metrolink train service to the Auto Club 400, we are reducing congestion and air pollution and fulfilling the MSRC’s mission to reduce harmful emissions from mobile sources,” said Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, MTA Chairman, member of the Metrolink Board of Directors and MSRC as an appointee from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
Metrolink riders can bring food and non-alcoholic beverages on the train. Items are not permitted to be stored at the Speedway train station; however fans may utilize lightweight backpacks and soft side bags/coolers, no larger than 6x6x12 inches, that may contain race weekend essentials. For a complete list of approved carry-in items, please visit www.autoclubspeedway.com.
The Metrolink trains to Auto Club Speedway are special trains; regular Metrolink tickets and passes are not valid. The Auto Club Speedway train tickets are sold only by Auto Club Speedway and are mailed out prior to the race. To purchase race and train tickets or for information on the Auto Club Speedway train schedule, call Auto Club Speedway at (800) 944-RACE (7223), log on to www.autoclubspeedway.com or visit the Auto Club Speedway Ticket Office.
For additional details on Metrolink, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com.
ABOUT METROLINK (www.metrolinktrains.com)
Metrolink is Southern California’s regional commuter rail service in its 20th year of operation. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), a joint powers authority made up of an 11-member board representing the transportation commissions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, governs the service. Metrolink operates over seven routes through a six-county, 512 route-mile network. Metrolink is the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on directional route miles and the seventh largest based on annual ridership.
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