As the opening of the 2013 Los Angeles Dodgers baseball season approaches, fans will have more ways to get to the game.

County Supervisor Michael Antonovich joined Dodger and Metrolink officials in a news conference this morning to announce the start of the Dodger Stadium Express bus service on Friday for the Dodgers/Angels exhibition game. 

Dodger Stadium Express is a complimentary shuttle service from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium that runs on select game days.

This year, for the first time, the Dodger Stadium Express bus service will include a dedicated bus lane on Sunset Boulevard from Union Station to Elysian Park Avenue. Dodger game day tickets will be honored as payment to ride the bus service. The shuttle will operate 90 minutes before the game and 45 minutes after the game starting Friday.

Regular season service for the Stadium Express will begin Monday, April 1, for the Dodgers’ home opener against the San Francisco Giants.

KHTS AM 1220 will again be broadcasting Dodger games this season.

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