Rail Link Takes Football Fans to the Big Game

Peninsula fans going to the Big Game at the University of California/Berkeley on Saturday can make part of the trip by rail.

Riders can either take Caltrain and transfer to BART at the Millbrae Intermodal Station or board BART at Millbrae or at another station in northern San Mateo County. Abundant free parking is available at the Millbrae, San Bruno and South San Francisco BART stations.

Passengers can disembark at the downtown Berkeley BART Station and board a free Bear Express shuttle to the stadium. The shuttles, which are run by the university, have stops close to the BART station and start 2½ hours prior to game time.

Riders can also take BART to the Rockridge station and transfer to an AC Transit system bus, with service beginning at 8:30 a.m., four hours before the annual contest between Cal and Stanford University, which starts at 12:30 p.m. Regular fares and transfers apply.

Return bus service to the Rockridge BART Station will be offered after the game. For AC Transit information, dial 511 (toll free) and say “AC Transit,” or go to www.actransit.org; for BART call 650.992.2278 or go to www.bart.gov; and for Caltrain information call 1.800.660.4287.

11/17/04