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  nr01-16: VTA Will Operate Regular Service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day




VTA Will Operate Regular Service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Release Number:   nr01-16
Release Date:   January 18, 2008

Connections to the Freedom Train Headed for San Francisco

San Jose, Calif. – The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Buses, Light Rail and Shuttles will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 21.

The VTA administration offices at 3331 North First Street will be closed.   VTA’s Downtown Customer Service Center will be open from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

VTA Bus and Light Rail passengers can connect to the 23rd Annual Freedom Train that will leave at 10 a.m., from San Jose Diridon, Sunnyvale and Palo Alto Caltrain Stations and head to San Francisco for the holiday celebration. 

For more information about VTA services, contact Customer at (408) 321-2300, TDD for the hearing impaired (408) 321-2330, or log on www.vta.org.

For information about the Freedom Train, go to www.mlkscv.org or call 408-428-9551.

For information about SamTrans and Caltrain services, contact Customer Service at (800) 660-4287, TDD only at 650.508.6448, or go to www.samtrans.com or www.caltrain.com

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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district responsible for bus, light rail and paratransit operations; congestion management; specific highway improvement projects; and countywide transportation planning. As such, VTA is both an accessible transit provider and multi-modal transportation planning organization involved with transit, highways and roadways, bikeways and pedestrian facilities.

For more information about VTA services, call VTA Customer Service at (408) 321-2300, (408) 321-2330 (TDD only). Or, log on to www.vta.org.

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