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Vintage arcade games at Powell St. Station to celebrate BART’s 50th anniversary

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From Saturday, September 3 through Friday, September 9, 2022, BART will commemorate it’s 50th anniversary by throwing back to the 1970’s with a free, vintage arcade game event at Powell St. Station in downtown San Francisco.

BART will have 4 vintage arcade games (Pac-Man, Asteroids, Space Invaders and Galaga) set up for free play each day of the event between 9am and 5pm.

This event specifically throws back to 1976 when BART partnered with Atari to place a 6-game, 6-sided console on the platform level to promote the gaming company’s new games and bring revenue to BART through the 25-cent per play cost.

Join BART as we celebrate 50 years of service in the Bay Area

Arcade game players can share experience by using #BARTcade or tag us at:

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WHEN: Saturday, September 3- Friday, September 9, 2022 (9am-5pm each day)

WHERE: In the free area of the Powell St. Station on the concourse level between BART secondary Station Agent booth and Muni agent booth (4th and Market entrance/exit)

50% off BART fares all September

BART is also thanking its riders and encouraging more people to return to the system by offering a 50% discount for the entire month of September. Riders using Clipper will get half off all published BART fares in September. That includes 50% off already discounted fares for youth, senior, Regional Transportation Connection, Clipper Start, and Gator Pass riders.

BART 50th Birthday Party and Family Fun Festival

Saturday, September 10, 2022
Lake Merritt Station and Plaza, 11am–4pm
Main stage event begins at noon and will be live streamed on BART's social media accounts.

Join us for a public celebration at Lake Merritt Station on Saturday, September 10, 2022. The 50th Birthday Party and Family Fun Festival is free to the public and will be from 11am-4pm. The event will include:

  • Food trucks
  • Music, including Taiko drummers
  • A kid’s zone with games
  • The opening of a time capsule and then putting a new time capsule together
  • The BARTmobile
  • BART-Man, your friendly, neighborhood luchador
  • The front of a train cab serving as a photo booth
  • 10 feet of train tracks to show people the components and how they work
  • Film archive booth where you can watch historical BART films
  • Transit themed booths and partners - learn more about BART projects, upcoming HO scale model trains, the Western Railroad Museum and more!

Exclusive 50th Merchandise

We’re dropping new merchandise so you can show off your BART pride in style. Keep your eyes out for even more 50th-anniversary merchandise soon. All items are available for purchase on railgoods.com.

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