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President Nixon

1972: On September 27, President Richard Nixon takes a ride on BART calling it “just like NASA” and “an example for the nation.”

FY15 budget prioritizes safety, service reliability, and passenger amenities

BART’s Fiscal Year ‘15 operating and capital budget totaling $1.56 billion that prioritizes safety, passenger needs, system reinvestment, and on-time performance took effect today. The balanced budget represents a 2% increase from the previous year. It assumes an average weekday ridership of 405,426, up from

Opening Day

1972: On September 11, BART finally opens to the public. On opening day alone, more than 15,000 people ride the new trains.

Ashby and Orinda station elevators temporarily out of service

From Monday, September 14 through Wednesday, September 16, 2009, our crews will be interrupting elevator service at the Orinda Station to complete elevator communication upgrades. In addition, from Wednesday, September 16 through Sunday, September 20, 2009, our crews will be interrupting elevator service at

Elevator work at Downtown Berkeley Station starting Feb. 4

On Monday, February 4, 2013, we have to take the platform-level elevator out of service at our Downtown Berkeley Station in order to replace the hoist cables. The work should be complete by the afternoon of Friday, February 8. During that same week we will also need to take the street-level elevator out of

Security grille replacement at Embarcadero Station new start date: May 6

On March 20 of this year we closed an entrance at this station in preparation for the installation of new security grilles. Unfortunately due to a defect in manufacturing, the grilles had to be returned to the manufacturer for repair. We expect to complete this repair by or before May 8, 2013. On May 6, 2013

Service restored between Coliseum, San Leandro, after power lines fall

BART train service has been restored between Coliseum/Oakland Airport and San Leandro stations, after a service interruption Monday due to high-voltage wires that fell onto a track near San Leandro station. A crew working for a private company knocked down a PG&E power line onto a BART trackway at around 12