BART to modify train schedule for Thanksgiving and Friday, Nov. 25.OAKLAND Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 1994--On Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. , Thursday Thursday: see week. , Nov. 24, BART trains and express buses will operate on a regular Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. schedule, with trains arriving at stations every 20 minutes from 8 a.m. to midnight on two lines only; Concord/Daly City and Richmond/Fremont. Passengers with destinations not served with direct-service trains must transfer at the 12th Street or MacArthur stations in downtown Oakland Downtown Oakland is the central business district in Oakland, California. This part of town is bounded, depending on the definition used by either Interstate 880 or the Oakland Estuary on the southwest, Interstate 980 on the northwest, Grand Avenue on the northeast and Lake Merritt . On Nov. 25, the Friday after Thanksgiving, BART will be operating on a modified weekday schedule without peak period rush trains. Trains will be arriving every 15 minutes beginning at 4 a.m. After 7 p.m., BART's regular evening train service will be in effect until stations close at midnight. BART's administrative offices will be closed. For additional train and fare information, call 510/465-BART or the toll-free number listed in local telephone directories. CONTACT: BART, Oakland
Mike Healy, 510/464-7110
Vicki L. Wills, 510/464-7115
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