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2021 Christmas week schedule and New Year's schedule
This year, Christmas Eve, Friday December 24, 2021, will be a regular weekday schedule (5am-midnight). Christmas Day, Saturday December 25, 2021 will be a Saturday schedule with service running 6am-midnight. There will be no other service adjustments Christmas week. New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31, 2021
Oakland Airport Connector project advocates vow to work with FTA
Updated January 21, 2010, with .pdf of letter from BART to FTA BART has received the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) letter asking for further analysis of the Oakland Airport Connector project’s impact on minority communities under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Over the past decade, BART
New Fleet of the Future tracker and cancelled train notice added to digital platform signs
Starting tomorrow, Saturday August 31 st, BART riders will see improved features to the digital platform signs systemwide. BART plans to unveil two significant additions to the platform signs as part of BART’s new General Manager Bob Powers’ plan to improve the customer experience through increased
Critical track replacement goal achieved at Orinda Station; July 4th weekend track closure cancelled
BART and its lead contractor PrōVen Management have completed installation of the critical components for the major track replacement project that’s been underway near the Orinda Station since April. Because of this earlier completion BART is cancelling the last scheduled track shutdown weekend between the
10 Questions with Train Operator Shinita Garza
Train Operator Shinita Garza knows that a warm demeanor can make a world of difference. “A friendly smile will keep you ten steps ahead of the game,” she said. For this iteration of “ Ten Questions,” Shinita reveals her favorite songs to sing while working, what you’ll find in her cab, and why she recently
Junior engineer program builds pipeline of skilled workers to serve public
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer With 47% of current employees at retirement age, BART needs an influx of engineers as surely as it needs a new fleet to replace its oldest-in-the-nation train cars. Fortunately for BART riders and the Bay Area as a whole, a program is underway to recruit and retain
Powell Street Station modernization continues through Sept. 2012
BART is continuing asbestos removal work within the Powell Street BART Station. BART has been removing existing fireproofing material that was applied to the steel beams installed when the station was built nearly 40 years ago. The common fireproofing material from that time contains traces of asbestos. BART
Families can “Trunk or Treat” at Fruitvale and Richmond stations 10/28
Children who visit Fruitvale and Richmond stations from 5 pm - 7 pm on Friday, October 28, 2016, will get a special treat from BART’s Police Department. Officers will host BART’s first Halloween “Trunk or Treat” event, a safer alternative to the house-to-house Halloween trick-or-treating tradition. Candy
Daily parking fee to begin at Glen Park Station
A $2 daily fee parking charge will begin in the Glen Park BART station parking lot on Monday, September 30, 2013. The daily fee of $2 will be in effect on weekdays for all parkers, including those with a disabled person parking placard. Parking is free on Saturdays, Sundays and BART Parking Holidays. The 5