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Pride Parade Service Breaks Sunday Ridership Record
The numbers are in and BART has a new record for Sunday ridership due in large part to San Francisco's historic Pride Parade festivities. BART served 292,957 trips on Sunday smashing the previous record. The previous Sunday ridership records were also from Pride Parade days: 2012 Pride Parade- 259,000 trips
#NotOneMoreGirl virtual event to feature youth panel & documentary
On Friday, May 14th from 3:30-5pm the campaign leaders involved in BART's #NotOneMoreGirl Campaign to end sexual harassment on transit and improve safety for youth on BART will host the "Together We Ride" Virtual Watch Party featuring a youth panel discussion about the campaign. The event will include the
The Science of Cleaning: New training program helps station cleaners shine up their skills
Cleaning Management Institute trainer Marion Ivey leads a class for BART cleaners By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Most of us learned cleaning from our parents, and may follow their example: Do you use a sponge or cotton-string mop? A canister or upright vacuum? Bleach or vinegar? Professional
Buses replace trains between South Hayward and Union City stations
Update 10/4/21: The next track shutdown weekends for this project is October 16-17. Free buses will replace trains on that weekend between South Hayward and Union City. Riders should add 20-25 minutes to their trips. The work will also require some evening train cancellations. On Saturday 10/16 the train that
Repaving work at El Cerrito del Norte Station begins Oct. 1
We will be repaving the bus intermodal area at El Cerrito Del Norte station. This work will start on October 1 and will last about 7 weeks. The work will be completed in 3 Phases. During each phase of the repaving process, buses that normally use the closed section will be relocated to other temporary stops
Trains run on Sunday schedule July 4th 2018
If you plan on attending the Wednesday, July 4th firework show on the waterfront in San Francisco, BART is a great way to get there and get home. BART will be running on a Sunday schedule (opening at 8am and providing a three route service unlike the five we run on Saturday) but with longer trains and some
Stabbing suspect in custody
At approximately 11:54 a.m. today, September 18, 2020, a passenger on a Berryessa-bound train used a knife to assault a 69-year-old man as the train approached Warm Springs/South Fremont Station. A BART Police Community Service Officer on the platform at the station observed a suspect identified as Terrell
Transit Month 2022: Members of the public join local transit CEOs on fun-filled ride-a-long
Transit CEOs/general managers pose in front of an AC Transit bus from the 1950s at Line 51 Brewery in Oakland on Sept. 16, 2022. During Transit Month each September, the Bay Area celebrates public transportation – from its buses and trains to its ferries and shuttles – and the people who keep the region
Go inside BPD's video surveillance recovery room
BART has a robust video surveillance network. It includes working cameras on board all trains, in every station, and elsewhere throughout BART. But the reason BART police have been able to identify and arrest suspects in connection with several recent high-profile cases has as much to do with the technology
Bill promoting transit villages before governor
The push to help commuters avoid gridlock and greenhouse gas emissions needs to clear one more hurdle – the Governor’s desk. Today, State Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D-San Francisco) and several BART board members held a news conference at the Glen Park BART Station to urge California Governor Arnold