BART Will Operate Longer Trains for the San Francisco Pride 2000 Parade.

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OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000

This Sunday (June 25), BART will be operating longer trains for the San Francisco Pride The San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, usually known as San Francisco Pride, is a parade and festival held in June each year in San Francisco to celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people and their allies. 2000 Parade in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden .

Patrons coming from the Richmond line Richmond Line refers to the following transit lines:

Richmond - Daly City Line (rapid transit)
Richmond Line (Staten Island) (bus, formerly streetcar)

should transfer at the MacArthur Station and Fremont line patrons should transfer at the Bayfair Station to a San Francisco bound train.

Beginning at 9 a.m., BART personnel will be selling tickets from tables at the Fremont, Colma and Dublin/Pleasanton BART Stations as a special convenience for expected crowds. After the parade, personnel will be selling tickets from tables at the Civic Center and Powell Street Stations Powell Street Station is a Muni Metro and Bay Area Rapid Transit station near the intersection of Market Street and Powell Street in downtown San Francisco, California. The station is located along the Market Street Subway and extends underground from Fourth Street to Fifth Street. in San Francisco for the homebound home·bound
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Restricted or confined to home, as of an invalid. trip. BART officials urge those planning to take BART to the parade to purchase round trip tickets.

The parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at Market and Beale Streets and continues toward Civic Center ending at Market and 8th Streets just above the Civic Center BART Station. The celebration will take place at Larkin Street between Grove and McAllister Streets, from noon until 7:30 p.m., and will feature live entertainment, dancing, food and crafts.

For additional fare and train information, call 510/465-BART or the toll-free number listed in local telephone directories.

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