Want to try out SMART? Here's what you need to know

After months of delays, SMART is readying for its debut with free round-trip preview rides Thursday for anyone who wants to hop aboard. Here's what you need to know.|

On Thursday, SMART will offer round-trip public preview rides between its Rohnert Park and Marin Civic Center stations. Trains will depart southbound from SMART's Rohnert Park Station at 8 and 10 a.m.; noon and 2 p.m. Northbound trains will depart from Marin Civic Center at 4, 6 and 8 p.m.

A SMART train aimed at providing service to the Marin County Fair will run Saturday and on July 4. That train will leave the Sonoma County Airport Station both days at 5 p.m. and arrive at the Marin Civic Center Station at

6:01 p.m.

Departures for July 1 and 4 are as follows:

5 p.m. depart Sonoma County Airport Station

5:07 p.m. Santa Rosa North Station

5:12 p.m. Santa Rosa Downtown Station

5:19 p.m. Rohnert Park Station

5:23 p.m. Cotati Station

5:36 p.m. Petaluma Downtown Station

5:47 p.m. Novato San Marin

5:55 p.m. Novato Hamilton

6:01 p.m. arrival at Marin Civic Station

Return trips from Marin Civic Center on both days take place after the fireworks celebration at 10:36 p.m. People can get on and off at any station. Departure times for the trip back to Sonoma County are as follows:

10:36 p.m. depart from Marin Civic Center Station

10:42 p.m. Novato Hamilton Station

10:50 p.m. Novato San Marin Station

11:01 p.m. Petaluma Downtown Station

11:14 p.m. Cotati Station

11:18 p.m. Rohnert Park Station

11:25 p.m. Santa Rosa Downtown Station

11:30 p.m. Santa Rosa North Station

11:37 p.m. arrival Sonoma County Airport Station

For more information about the preview rides, visit www.SonomaMarinTrain.org.

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