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Apology to our valued customers

On Tuesday, March 30, we experienced a small fire between the Powell Street and Civic Center stations during the heart of the morning commute. The fire forced us to suspend train service into San Francisco. We worked quickly to put out the flames. After we restored train service, we began making announcements

Temporary elevator closures at 12th, 19th, MacArthur for ADA work

Dear Customer: As part of work to upgrade our stations and improve Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, we will be temporarily closing some elevators at three stations over the next several weeks: 12th St./Oakland City Center Station; 19th St./Oakland Station and MacArthur Station Details on each

Board votes on “one ticket, one seat” ordinance

6/22/17 Update On June 22, 2017 the BART Board of Directors voted to repeal the 2016 ordinance that prohibited patrons from utilizing more than one seat on BART trains. Director Keller requested staff to explore a one year pilot program restricted to the eBART (BART to Antioch) system that is scheduled to

Fruitvale Station earthquake safety construction to create one-day detours

As part of the BART systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, construction activity at Fruitvale Station will create additional temporary detours and bus moves in the AC Transit Bus Bay, located on the west side of the Station main entrance. You will see concrete trucks, concrete pump/hose, scissor lifts, drill

Fruitvale Station earthquake safety work to create temporary detours

As part of the BART systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, construction activity at Fruitvale Station will create additional temporary detours and bus moves in the AC Transit Bus Bay, located on the west side of the Station main entrance. You will see concrete trucks, concrete pump/hose, scissor lifts, drill

Earthquake Safety construction inside Coliseum Station begins 10/22

As part of BART’s systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, seismic retrofit work at the Coliseum Station continues. Work inside the station will begin the week of October 22, 2018 with construction work area enclosure going up as early as Thursday, October 18, 2018. Coliseum Station Concourse construction work

Boost in visible BPD presence fuels increase in felony arrests

As more officers are patrolling our system, BART police officers have made more felony arrests so far in 2022 than they have in four years. Through September BPD officers made 323 felony arrests systemwide. That’s BPD’s highest year-to-date total since 2018 and is just one shy of the felony arrest total for

Standard Specifications / Facilities Standards

Welcome to the BART Standard Specifications for construction, also known as BART Facilities Standards. These specifications are the basic requirements governing the material, equipment and methods used in construction contracts administered by the District. BART Standard Specifications

Six years of police reforms

Six years after the tragic shooting death of Oscar Grant III focused attention on the BART Police Department (BPD), BART and BPD continue their efforts to reshape and reform themselves to meet the needs of the community BART serves. Among the steps BART took immediately after the January 1, 2009 tragedy was

Station Profile Survey running through May will gather vital data

The granddaddy of all BART research surveys -- known as the Station Profile Survey -- is gearing up to begin Feb. 17 and will provide a treasure trove of data to guide the agency and help the public in the future. It's the largest and oldest of all BART surveys, done approximately every six-to-10 years since