Capitol Trains to State Fair.OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1998--California State Fair-goers will have a double bonus by using Capitol Corridor “Amtrak Capitols” redirects here. For the Amtrak line connecting Washington, D.C. and Chicago, see Capitol Limited (Amtrak). The Capitol Corridor is a 172-mile (275 km) passenger train route operated by Amtrak in California. trains to get there. First, the trains will take visitors right to the front gate via a connector bus, no driving or parking hassles. And, second, the cost to get into the fair is included with the Capitol train ticket. The California State Fair, one of the biggest events of the year, began Friday, Aug. 21, and runs through Monday, Sept. 7. Schedule The first train (No. 722) departs San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. at 6:20 a.m., Santa Clara/Great America at 6:32 a.m., Fremont/Centerville at 6:47 a.m., Hayward at 7:02 a.m., Oakland (Jack London Square Jack London Square is a popular tourist attraction on the waterfront of Oakland, California. Named after the author Jack London and owned by the Port of Oakland, it is the home of stores, hotels, an Amtrak station, a ferry dock, the historic Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon, ) at 7:22 a.m., Emeryville at 7:36 a.m. (note: Connector bus from 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 departs Ferry Building The Ferry Building is a terminal for ferries that travel across the San Francisco Bay and a shopping center located on The Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. On top of the building is a large clock tower, which can be seen from Market Street, a main thoroughfare of the city. at 7:00 a.m. for Emeryville Station), Berkeley at 7:40 a.m., Richmond at 7:48 a.m. (direct connection with BART), Martinez at 8:26 a.m., Suisun City/Fairfield at 8:48 a.m., Davis at 9:18 a.m., and arrives in Sacramento at 9:50 a.m. Bus No. 2602 departs train station for the Cal Expo main gate at 10:00 a.m. and arrives there at 10:20 a.m. To return to the Bay Area, two choices are available. A bus leaves at 3:35 p.m. to Sacramento, Davis, Suisun/Fairfield and Martinez with connecting train service from Martinez to Richmond, Berkeley, Emeryville/San Francisco and Oakland (Jack London Square). The second bus leaves the gate at 4:50 p.m. arriving at the Sacramento train station at 5:30 p.m. to meet train No. 727 leaving at 5:45 p.m. Train No. 727 will make all the stops between Sacramento and San Jose. For additional information on the ticket package and schedules call Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run at 800-USA-RAIL.
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