Sports News Southwest

San Diego, California - With a near-capacity crowd expected for this Monday’s Chargers-Broncos game, fans should expect delays getting to Qualcomm Stadium and into the parking lot.

The parking lot will open at 12 pm. and is expected to fill quickly and could close as early as 2 p.m. The stadium entry gates will open at 3 p.m. for General Ticket Holders and at 2 p.m. for Club Seat and Suite Ticket Holders. A limited amount of paid overflow parking is available in the parking lot of the Chicago Title building, which is located off Northside Drive, west of the stadium.  Additional overflow parking is also available at the Town and Country Hotel (I-8 and Hotel Circle), the Marriott Mission Valley (Qualcomm Way and Rio San Diego Dr.) and San Diego State University (I-8 and College Ave. Rates and parking lots vary).  Fans can ride the San Diego Trolley to the stadium from each of these parking locations. A paid Trolley ticket is required before boarding the Trolley to the stadium.

**The MTS Chargers Express Bus, North County Express Breeze Bus and Amtrak specialty schedule to Old Town will not be in service on Christmas Eve.

Fans are encouraged to ride the Trolley to the stadium. Round-trip Trolley tickets range from $3.00-$6.00. The Trolley now offers the enhanced Green Line between Old Town and Santee before and after all games. There are several options along the Green Line from the East County, including the El Cajon Transit Center (Main St. at Marshall); Grossmont Transit Center (8601 Fletcher Parkway at Grossmont Center Dr.) and Grantville Trolley Station (I-8 at Mission Gorge).  Fans can also pick up the Trolley at Hazard Center (parking is free on Hazard Center’s lower level, corner of Friars Road and Frazee), the Old Town Transit Center (Pacific Highway at Taylor Street) and Petco Park.  The Green Line begins running three hours before kickoff.

In addition to offering enhanced game-day service on the Green Line, MTS Trolley will extend its Blue Line service to Qualcomm Stadium from South Bay communities and downtown before and after the game. For more information San Diego Trolley, visit www.sdmts.com or call 5-1-1.

Amtrak will only have regularly scheduled service available on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to Downtown San Diego. There are no specialty schedules or fares to Old Town San Diego during December 24. Fans will need to purchase Trolley tickets before boarding the trolley to the stadium. For schedule and ticket information, contact Amtrak at 1-800-USA-RAIL or go to Amtrak.com.

Fans attending all Chargers home games need to be aware that the City of San Diego plans to aggressively enforce two city ordinances. Smoking is prohibited inside the stadium and glass bottles are banned from the parking lot. The San Diego Police Department and Elite Security will be strictly enforcing these ordinances and violators will be prosecuted. In an effort to assure a safe and enjoyable game-day experience, every fan entering Qualcomm Stadium will be subject to a “pat-down” search.

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