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July 26, 2006

 

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Ride RTA to see Browns play

 

CLEVELAND – The Browns play 10 home games this year, and RTA is ready to take you to each of them. RTA offers extra rail service before and after each home game, plus direct, non-stop flyer service to the Browns Stadium from six sites.

 

The first home games are 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 against the Detroit Lions, and 8 p.m. Aug. 31 against the Chicago Bears. Full schedule

 

For many fans, football season starts Aug. 4, when the Browns host a Family Night at the Stadium. Outside fun starts at 5 p.m., gates open at 6 p.m., and practice begins at 7 p.m. Fans can ride the Waterfront Line to the West Third Street Station by the Stadium.

 

Game Day Rail Service

 

Fans can ride any RTA rail line to Tower City. Riders on the Blue and Green Lines can usually stay on the train to reach the Waterfront Line, and Red Line riders can transfer to the Waterfront Line.

 

Waterfront Line trains will drop off riders at the West Third Street Station, across the street from the Browns Stadium. Extra service begins about two hours before each game.

 

Cash fares do not include transfer privileges, so fans are urged to purchase a $3.50 All-Day Pass, which includes unlimited ridership. All-Day Passes are available from every RTA farebox.

 

RTA offers more than 7,000 free parking spaces at rail stations and park-and-ride lots throughout Cuyahoga County.

 

After the game

 

As you approach the West Third Street Station, you will be directed to stand in lines marked “Green Line/Flats”, “Blue Line/Flats” or “Tower City only” to designate which trains you need to reach your final destination.

 

If you need an elevator, enter the station building and use the elevator to reach the platform.

 

If you are traveling eastbound to the Municipal Parking Lot, walk down the stairs inside the station to reach the platform. RTA staff will direct you to the eastbound trains.

 

RTA supervisors and Transit Police will be at the West Third Street Station building and platform to help you. Please follow their directions.

 

Football Flyer bus service

 

Flyer buses leave 1.5 hours before game time. Buses at the Solon site leave 1.75 hours before the game (6:15 p.m. for an 8 p.m. kickoff).

 

After the game, fans can board the bus near the Stadium and return home. Adult one-way cash fare is $2.50 – no tickets or passes will be accepted. The service leaves from these sites:

• Solon Square lot, on Aurora Road (Rt. 43) at Solon Blvd. Park in designated RTA area in the middle of the parking lot.
• Strongsville Park-N-Ride lot, Pearl Road entrance to the Ohio Turnpike.
• Brecksville Municipal Parking lot, Brecksville Road (Rt. 21), south of Royalton Road (Rt. 82).
• North Olmsted Park-N-Ride lot, southeast corner of I-480 and Great Northern Blvd.
• Parmatown Transit Center, on Day Drive near the Parmatown Mall.
• Westlake Park-N-Ride lot, on Sperry Road, near the Columbia Road exit of I-90.

 

Questions?

 

• For more information on the Browns, click here.
• For RTA’s automated trip planner, click here.
• Call the RTAnswerline, 216-621-9500, from 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday- Friday, and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday.

 

FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY:

Jerry Masek or Sumika Bajaj, 216-566-5211