Tickets for Game-Day Express, the Regional Transportation Authority’s (RTA) Music City Star train service to Riverfront Station for all Tennessee Titans’ home games, are now on sale at area ticket outlets for the upcoming 2010 NFL season.

Tickets are available at Lebanon City Hall, Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, Mt. Juliet City Hall, Music City Central, the Donelson Hermitage Chamber of Commerce and Riverfront Station.  Tickets also may be purchased online.

The service is available for regular season home games, beginning with the Sept. 12 game against the Oakland Raiders.

The RTA will run one Music City Star train on game days.  Cost is $15 for an advance single-game ticket, $20 for a game-day purchase on the train or $110 for a season ticket.  Season tickets are available through Wednesday, Sept. 1.  By purchasing a season ticket, fans save 45 percent off of the price of a ticket purchased on the train on game days.  Parking is free at all of the outlying stations.  Please note that regular weekday Music City Star tickets are not valid on the Game-Day Express train.

For noon games, the Music City Star operates the schedule listed below:

• Depart from Lebanon Station   10 a.m.
• Depart from Martha Station   10:15 a.m.
• Depart from Mt. Juliet Station  10:25 a.m.
• Depart from Hermitage Station  10:35 a.m.
• Depart from Donelson Station  10:50 a.m.
• Arrive at Riverfront Station   11 a.m.

The return train to Lebanon leaves Riverfront Station 45 minutes after the game.

For the Thursday, Dec. 9 game, the train departs Lebanon Station at 3:55 p.m.

Passengers are welcome to tailgate at the outlying train stations prior to the game and also may tailgate on the train.  In addition, they may bring small coolers onboard and leave them on the train upon arrival at Riverfront Station.

Game-Day Express tickets also are available at the following locations:

• Online at www.musiccitystar.org (credit card only)
• By phone at (615) 862-5950 (MasterCard and Visa accepted)
• By mail to the RTA office, 130 Nestor St., Nashville  37210 (Send check or money order only; Please include two phone numbers with area codes and a complete address where the tickets should be sent.)
• Game day on the train (cash only)

A handling fee of $2.50 ($5 for certified mail) will be applied to all mail, phone and online orders.

More information about Game-Day Express service as well as an electronic version of the new Game-Day Express brochure is available online at musiccitystar.org.  For additional information, contact Customer Care at (615) 862-5950 weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) will once again operate a special Music City Star train on Sunday, July 4 from Lebanon to downtown Nashville for the Music City fireworks at Riverfront Park in Nashville.

"Last year's train to the Riverfront celebration was a success. All 900 tickets sold out quickly, and passengers on board were very complimentary of the service," RTA CEO Paul J. Ballard said. "I actually rode the train in from Lebanon that day, and it was an enjoyable ride. The crew did a fantastic job. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone back on board this year."

The train is scheduled to depart from the Lebanon Station at 4 p.m., stop in Martha at 4:13 p.m., Mt. Juliet at 4:24 p.m., Hermitage at 4:33 p.m., Donelson at 4:44 p.m. and arrive at Nashville's Riverfront Station at 5 p.m. The return train to Lebanon leaves 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Nashville fireworks.

An allotment of 900 tickets will be available to the general public and cost $10 for a round-trip ticket. Parking is free at all of the outlying stations.

Customers will receive only one ticket for the round-trip and will need to show the ticket to the conductor when boarding on both trips. Children age four and under will not need a ticket to board; however, they will be required to sit in their parent's lap. Weekday Music City Star tickets and passes are not accepted on the July 4th train.

Tickets are available for purchase online at musiccitystar.org or nashvillemta.org with a credit card, over the phone by calling 615-880-1535 on Thursday, June 10, or at Music City Central (400 Charlotte Ave.).

Online tickets will be on sale until noon on Sunday, June 27 or until they are sold out, whichever comes first. Tickets will not be for sale July 4th on the platforms.

Any items that will not fit underneath the seat, such as large coolers, bikes and wagons, are not permitted on the train. Backpacks and folding chairs will be allowed on board.

For more information, contact Customer Care at 615-862-5950 from 6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. on weekdays, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturdays and from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Sundays, or visit the Music City Star website at musiccitystar.org.

PHOTO BY BRENT AND MARILYNN.