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BART Rolls out 'Freedom Trains' for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.


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OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003

BART Board President Peter Snyder today announced that on Monday, Jan. 20, BART will provide special commemorative com·mem·o·ra·tive  
adj.
Honoring or preserving the memory of another.

n.
Something that honors or preserves the memory of another.



com·mem
 "Freedom Trains" in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Passengers on the BART "Freedom Trains" will disembark dis·em·bark  
v. dis·em·barked, dis·em·bark·ing, dis·em·barks

v.intr.
1. To go ashore from a ship.

2. To leave a vehicle or aircraft.

v.tr.
 at the Powell Street BART Station to join the annual Freedom March to San Francisco's Bill Graham

For other people named Bill Graham, see Bill Graham (disambiguation).


William C. "Bill" Graham, PC, QC (born March 17, 1939, in Montreal, Quebec) is a former Canadian politician.
 Civic Center Auditorium auditorium

Portion of a theater or hall where an audience sits, as distinct from the stage. The auditorium originated in the theaters of ancient Greece, as a semicircular seating area cut into a hillside.
 for a rally.

BART Freedom Trains will depart from the following locations.


  Station                     Depart           Arrive at Powell Street

  Pittsburg/Bay Point         11:30 a.m.               12:24 p.m.
  Fremont                     11:39 a.m.               12:27 p.m.
  Richmond                    11:40 a.m.               12:17 p.m.
  Dublin/Pleasanton           11:35 a.m.               12:22 p.m.
  Daly City                   12:08 p.m.               12:23 p.m.



Additionally, for the fourth year, BART will provide special Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative flash passes, which will be distributed free through churches, schools and community organization. No purchase necessary. Only one flash pass per person while the supply lasts. For information in obtaining a free flash pass, call 510/268-3777 or 415/771-6300.

After the event, BART customers may walk one short block to the Civic Center BART Station and board a regular scheduled train for the homebound home·bound
adj.
Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid.
 trip.
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