Friday was one of the busiest days in BART’s history with more than half a million passengers, tens of thousands of whom went to the Golden State Warriors victory parade in Oakland.
Preliminary figures show a total of 551,479 people used BART on Friday, making it the transit agency’s second busiest day.
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The busiest day on record was the day of the San Francisco Giants World Series victory parade in 2012 when 568,068 riders took BART, according to the agency.
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All three of the biggest days in BART history correlate with major sporting celebrations. Friday’s record displaces the previous second-place record set the day of the 2010 Giants World Series victory parade. That day 522,198 passengers rode BART, according to BART.
By Bay City News
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