MTA Suspending Service This Weekend Due To Storm

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- The MTA is temporarily suspending all service through the weekend due to the snowstorm in Maryland.

Service will be suspended starting midnight Friday through Monday, Jan. 25.

Depending on weather conditions, transportation services could be suspended sooner.

"A major storm is about to hit our region and we, at the MTA, care about our customers and want them to be prepared, safe and well-informed," said MTA Administrator and CEO Paul Comfort. "To make that happen, we're telling people our plans for transit in advance; however, these plans may change depending on the severity of the storm."

"We encourage the public to get to their destinations quickly as transit schedules are based upon weather conditions.  MTA is working in collaboration with WMATA, our regional transit partner in D.C., to provide information as quickly and as early as possible so our transit riders can plan accordingly," Comfort added. "The steps we are taking today are to protect the safety of our customers and operators, allow first responders and snow removal equipment unimpeded access to the roads, and allow the MTA to return more quickly to normal operations after the storm."

Service reductions will begin around 7 p.m. Friday depending on conditions.

The schedules may change and service may be suspended earlier due to the storm's severity:

Local Bus

• At 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, reduction of service begins.
• Phased recovery of service is expected to begin at 3 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 25, based on road conditions.

Metro Subway

• Metro Subway service will be temporarily suspended beginning at 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, or earlier, depending on weather conditions. 

Light Rail

• All Light Rail service will be reduced on Friday, Jan. 22.

Mobility/Paratransit

• Customers will be notified that all reservations after 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22, will be cancelled.
• The Reservations Department will be closed on Saturday, Jan. 23.
• Reservations will resume operations at noon on Sunday, Jan. 25, and remain open until 6 p.m., an extra hour.

MARC Train

• "S" schedule on all three lines for Friday, Jan. 22, with reduced service.

Commuter Bus

• Will operate on a modified schedule on Friday, Jan. 22.
• The AM schedule will operate as normal.
• The PM Schedule: Midday trips will operate as scheduled.
• All other routes will begin operating three hours early, except Route 305 trip 23, which will operate four hours early.

For the latest information on MTA service, passengers are urged to check the MTA website at www.mta.maryland.gov. Please visit MTA's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/mtamaryland and follow them on Twitter @mtamaryland.