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Did You Ride BART Saturday? You Were FAR From Alone
Initial tallies show it was the transit system's busiest weekend day EVER. Another spike expected today ...
BART ridership hit a new record high on Saturday and is expected to spike again today, the transit agency said. Marking the busiest weekend day ever, preliminary numbers were around 354,000 plus, BART officials said on Twitter this morning at 5:10 a.m.
Various Super Bowl 50 events happening throughout San Francisco and other Bay Area cities contributed to the spike in numbers.
The busiest weekend before that was in October 2012 when 319,000 people rode BART, BART officials said.
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A final number will be released later today.
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Find out what's happening in Milpitasfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
More BART news from last week:
- Local Politicians Lay Out BART Demands Ahead Of Possible Bond Measure
- BART Offering $10,000 Reward For Info Leading To Arrest Of Shooter
- Security Cameras Being Installed On All BART Trains; Cost Is $1.4 Million
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