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BART holds meeting with community leaders and elected officials
A delegation of BART Board members will hold a meeting tomorrow, Sunday, January 11, 2009 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. with community leaders and elected officials following the officer-involved shooting on New Years Day at the Fruitvale BART Station. During Thursday’s BART Board of Directors meeting, in which
BART adds longer trains for "KaBoom" fireworks show
Special event trains will provide service after the San Francisco waterfront spectacular BART will operate longer trains this Saturday, May 12, to serve the estimated 40,000 people attending the KFOG "KaBoom" concert and fireworks show at Piers 30-32 (Embarcadero & Brannan, near AT&T Park) on the San
BART boosts service for big sports night in Oakland
BART is boosting service for tonight's big sports night in Oakland by running trains with more cars than typical during non-commute hours and by adding up to seven special event trains timed to meet the crowds attending the A's playoff game and the Warriors preseason game. BART is also calling in extra
BART Station Agent gets a Mardi Gras surprise
A local high school teacher recently reached out to us to praise one of BART’s Station Agents for exceptional customer service. The teacher, Kathrina Miranda, chaperone Carla Perez and 30-plus students had all just used BART to travel to and from a field trip. They met station agent Cheryl Florent at her
BART service resumes following earlier computer problem
Read the update from Thursday March 14th into the cause of the network problem here. Monday March 11th Update At 2:45 am on Saturday we experienced a computer network failure. The failure was software related at one switch that is part of a complex computer network. As a result, trains were not dispatched
Ride safe! Tips for avoiding accidents and injuries on BART
Your safety is our top priority at BART. However, accidents can happen even in the safest system. We have developed this video to show tips that can be used by riders to reduce their chance of an accident, such as not being distracted by texting or using other devices on your way to catch a train. Watch this
BART to run longer trains for officers' memorial service
BART will run longer trains to accommodate those traveling to Oakland’s Oracle Arena on Friday, March 27, to attend the memorial for the four Oakland police officers who were slain last Saturday. Services to honor Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai and Officer John Hege will
BART adds longer trains for "KaBoom" Sky Concert
BART will operate longer trains this Saturday, May 21, to serve the estimated 250,000 people attending the 12th annual KFOG "KaBoom" Sky Concert at Piers 30-32 (Embarcadero & Brannan, near SBC Park) on the San Francisco waterfront. After the concert, additional trains will be kept on standby to help handle
"Spare the Air," sports events, boost BART ridership
Three consecutive "Spare the Air" days in a week of high temperatures, along with sporting events, have helped boost ridership on BART to the highest numbers in more than a year, excluding during the planned and emergency closures of the Bay Bridge in 2009. On Wednesday -- this week's first Spare the Air day
BART will operate on a regular Saturday schedule on Labor Day
On Labor Day, Monday, September 3rd, BART will operate on a regular Saturday schedule. There will be no overnight BART service from 1 a.m. ? 4 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, September 4th even though the Bay Bridge will be closed during this time. Regular BART weekday service will resume Tuesday, September