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Freedom Train To Run On Martin Luther King Holiday Jan 16.
In addition to operating its regular weekday service on
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Caltrain will run the
annual Freedom Train, taking people to San Francisco
for the holiday celebration there.
The 21st annual Freedom Train is scheduled to
depart the San Jose Diridon Caltrain Station at
10:00 a.m., with stops at the Sunnyvale station
(10:15 a.m.), Palo Alto (10:34 a.m.), and San Mateo
(10:57 a.m.) before arriving in San Francisco
at 11:25 a.m.
Boarding in San Jose begins at 9:45 a.m. but
Freedom Train passengers are encouraged to
arrive at least 15 minutes early at all
stations so they can find parking and get
to the boarding platform in plenty of time
for the train’s departure.
From the San Francisco Caltrain Station at Fourth
and King streets, Freedom Train passengers will
take buses to the celebration at Civic Center,
a change from in the past when participants
marched to the center. The bus ride will be
in honor of Rosa Parks and her famous bus ride.
Buses will be available to take people back
to the train station after the Civic Center events.
The Freedom Train is specially chartered by the
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Santa
Clara Valley. Tickets to ride the train cost $5
and only are available for advance purchase through
the event sponsor, as well as from special ticket
stands at the stations the morning of the Freedom Train.
Regular Caltrain tickets are not valid on the Freedom
Train, but Freedom Train tickets will be honored on
all southbound Caltrains after noon.
A celebration with refreshments is planned at
9:30 a.m. at the San Mateo Transit Center sponsored
by the Mid-Peninsula Congregations of All Faiths.
For information about that event, call the MLK Jr.
Day Mid-Peninsula Celebration hotline at 650.377.8708.
SamTrans will operate regular non-school-day service on
Martin Luther King Day. For information about SamTrans
and Caltrain service, call the Customer Service Center
at 1.800.660.4287 or TDD only at 650.508.6448, or go to
www.samtrans.com.
For information about the Freedom Train, go to
www.mlkscv.org or call 408.881.5464.
01/09/06 - JM
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