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New Year's Eve service goes according to plan
Increased police presence and skip stop service made significant difference in moving customers BART's 2009 New Year's Eve service turned out to be one of the smoothest on record. Between 8 pm and when train service ended at 3 am, BART safely carried 87,800 customers – most of whom used the trains to enjoy
Temporary fare cut back on agenda for Aug. 12 Board of Directors meeting
A proposed temporary fare cut is back on the agenda for the August 12 BART Board of Directors meeting, after the Board postponed a decision on the proposal during its July 22 meeting. If the Board approves the temporary fare rollback, BART customers would see a 3% reduction in fares for four months. That
New wheel tech quiets screeching rails
There’s news about noise: using what is literally cutting edge technology, BART is slightly changing the surface of the train wheels to make for a quieter ride. The new “wheel profile” is already being used on the Fleet of the Future pilot car on the test track and the early reviews are glowing. “According to
Update 17th street entrance closure at 19th Street Station
Updated: 7/1/2014 On October 14, the City of Oakland began construction on the 17th Street Gateway entrance to the 19th Street BART Station. This is the station’s southwesterly most station entrance that provides direct access to both Broadway and Telegraph Avenue between 17th and 19th Streets. Construction
Meet the Fleet: New train car gets ready to head West
BART's first new train car is nearing completion and getting ready for a cross country journey from Plattsburgh, New York to BART’s test tracks in Hayward, California. Train car 3001 is scheduled to be loaded onto a flatbed truck for its trip home late next month. Once it arrives it will undergo rigorous
Send Us Your Pictures
You've got a good eye and we want to use it! If you're a customer making your way through BART, there's no specific prohibition on taking a photo in public areas. So break out the camera phone (or buy that digital SLR outfit you've been drooling over) and send us your best BART photo for a chance to be
North Berkeley Station elevator temporarily out of service
Starting Monday, January 26, 2009, BART will take the elevator at the North Berkeley Station out of service to make electrical improvements. The work is expected to take three days. If you require an elevator to use BART, you will not be able to use the North Berkeley Station during this work. Please plan
Podcast: Meet the woman who watches over the third rail
In the latest edition of our podcast series "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we learn more about one of the people who plays a critical role in keeping the system running. Stephanie Bookout is an electrical foreworker who is part of the team that watches over the third rail, which provides power to all of