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Statement from BART General Manager Grace Crunican on NTSB report

BART acknowledges receipt of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) final report on the tragic accident of October 19, 2013 and wishes to thank the NTSB for its meticulous investigation. Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the families of Chris Sheppard and Larry Daniels, as well as to

BART to run on Sunday schedule for Memorial Day: Monday, May 26

On the Memorial Day holiday, Monday, May 26, 2014, BART will run on a Sunday schedule, with service starting at around 8 am. In addition, because it is a parking holiday, parking permit and fee requirements are not enforced in station parking facilities that day (not including APLT Airport / Long Term Parking

Work on new BART station to close I-580 ramps temporarily

Work similar to last week, but in eastbound direction Just as they did last week on westbound I-580, tonight crews will start work on eastbound 580, as construction continues on the highly anticipated BART station and transit village in West Dublin/Pleasanton. When completed, the development will include 1

BART is embracing big bikes and rolling out improvements for all cyclists

Bikes are playing a big role in our ridership recovery. We are seeing more of our riders bringing their bikes on board for car-free work commutes and fun trips exploring the Bay Area. Trains are less crowded than before the pandemic, and BART is working on new ways to make it easier than ever to bring your

BART runs weekday service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Limited number of free commemorative flash passes available to San Francisco MLK Celebration BART will run on a regular weekday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 15, 2007 as riders from throughout the Bay Area head to the region's largest celebration honoring the life and achievements

BART runs weekday service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Limited number of free passes available to SF MLK celebration BART runs a regular weekday schedule on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 2008 as riders from throughout the Bay Area head to the region's largest celebration honoring the life and achievements of the late civil rights leader. BART's

Girls Inc. of Alameda County visits BART to learn about engineering

On a surprisingly sunshiny day in early March, fourteen girls and their chaperones traipsed down the steps into 19th Street/Oakland Station. They wore matching pink or black shirts with “Girls Inc.” emblazoned across, and their nametags were decorated with the outline of a BART System Map. The girls –

BART to lift bike ban for five-month pilot July 1 - December 1

Starting July 1, 2013, BART will temporarily lift its bike restrictions and allow bikes on all trains all at times — with the exception of the peak commute hours (7 am to 9 am and 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm) when bikes will not be allowed to board the first three cars of any train. The first-three-car rule provides

BART PD swears in 10 officers, exceeds 2018 hiring numbers

(Monday July 22 update: 2 more officers were sworn in today, bringing the hiring total to 33 for the year.) The BART Police Department has already hired as many officers this year as it did in all of 2018 after one of its largest swearing-in ceremonies in recent memory. Ten new police officers, four community

BART trial first to use mobile phones to pay for fares, food

Limited trial with First Data and Jack in the Box uses "Near Field Communication" technology A select group of BART riders is helping to launch a first-in-the-nation technology trial that will allow participants to walk up to any BART fare gate with a specially-equipped Sprint wireless phone and pay for their