SMART Continues Free Train Service Through Sunday

NORTH BAY, CA – With multiple wildfires still burning in the North Bay, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit will continue free train service through the weekend. After a brief Monday morning shutdown, SMART has provided free passenger service between downtown Santa Rosa and downtown San Rafael all week long.

Weekday and weekend train service will operate on a modified schedule between the two cities and the stations in between.

SMART is slated to run 28 weekday trips on Thursday and Friday, with southbound service starting at 5:01 a.m. out of Santa Rosa and northbound service starting at 6:29 a.m. out of San Rafael. Service will continue mid-day, through the peak commute, and into the evening with the last southbound train departing downtown Santa Rosa at 7:01 p.m. and the last northbound train departing downtown San Rafael at 8:35 p.m.

SMART will operate its weekend schedule on Saturday and Sunday.

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SMART's Santa Rosa-based control center has been operating using generator power due to the widespread outages resulting from the extreme fire conditions. Due to power outages and closed railroad crossings in the northern portion of Santa Rosa, the Sonoma County Airport and Santa Rosa North stations will be closed through Sunday.

"Safety is SMART's top priority and we will continue to monitor fire conditions and will use all necessary safety precautions," SMART officials said on the agency's website.

SMART's Thursday and Friday and weekend schedules are below. Passengers are encouraged to check www.SonomaMarinTrain.org to ensure there are no schedule changes due to changing fire conditions.

Also see:

• Northern California Wildfire Latest: Death Toll Climbs, Acres Burn
• Red Flag Warning, Wind Advisory Issued For North Bay
• Wildfires Cause 'Unprecedented Levels' Of Air Pollution In Bay Area
• SMART Continues Free Train Service Through Sunday
• North Bay Wildfires Close Schools In Marin County

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