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BART mechanics bring train cars back from the dead
BART mechanics and engineers at the Hayward and Richmond maintenance yards have faced some big challenges when it comes to repairing damaged cars. But even those experienced workers had their work cut out for them when they tried to save two cars that were so badly mangled that many thought they would just be
BART will run until 3 am on New Year's Eve 2015
Special service to and from San Francisco starts at 8 pm Let BART help you ring in the New Year ! BART will extend service on New Year’s Eve to get you home safely from festivities. BART will run a normal weekday evening service schedule which will extend until 3 am. Trains will run every 20 minutes after
BART to offer customized station-by-station elevator alerts
Starting later this month, BART will roll out an improved elevator alert system that is customizable to include only the stations riders care about.Riders already are able to sign up for different kinds of advisories to be sent to them via email or text; however, there was no way to sign up for info about the
BART returns to near-regular service starting 8/2/21
BART is ready to serve the region with the return of near-regular service starting Monday, August 2, 2021. The schedule change includes increased frequencies and extending closing times to midnight Mondays through Saturdays along with a dramatic increase in direct trips to SFO on weekdays. The new schedule is
BART outlines 7-point plan for responding to budget crisis
The path to regaining ridership will be a slow climb and the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact of our short and long-term operating budget shortfalls. As of mid-January, BART ridership hovers at 11% of pre-COVID levels. Ridership drives our operating budget because BART relies on fare revenue
BART offers extended service for 2021 New Year’s Eve
For New Year’s Eve we will run standard Friday service but with an extended closing time to help people celebrate the arrival of 2022 as well as to support workers who are relying on BART to get to and from their late-night shifts. The regular last trains of evening (Yellow, Blue, and Orange lines) will be
BART Board approves additional 365 cars for Fleet of the Future
BART’s Board of Directors today took the next step toward completely replacing the agency’s oldest-in-the-nation fleet of rail cars by approving a contract for an additional 365 state-of-the-art cars. 410 cars are already on order thanks to a May 2012 Board decision that approved the initial order and to work
A Message from BART General Manager about Labor Dispute
Issues of Dispute The issues of dispute in the breakdown between management and our unions are the same now as they have been during the last six months – no agreement on wages and critical work rules that drive daily scheduling, work assignments, use of technology and the ability of BART to adopt industry
Coffee with a Cop helps BART Police forge a link with locals
Something’s brewing at the BART Police Department. On Thursday, June 16, officers from BPD gathered at a Starbucks in Castro Valley for another iteration of Coffee with a Cop, offering locals a chance to discuss, well, whatever they liked with uniformed officers in a casual atmosphere. Coffee with a Cop is an
BART to run longer trains for KFOG Kaboom, A's games
BART will operate longer trains to serve the crowds attending tomorrow’s KFOG "KaBoom! 2009 Fireworks Show" and the fans heading to Saturday and Sunday’s Oakland A’s games. Also, on Sunday, San Francisco "Sunday Streets" revelers can ride BART to this month’s event, which promotes a safe, fun, car-free day