https://www.bart.gov/news/articles en Mon, 15 Apr 2024 16:14:01 -0700 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 03:31:24 -0700 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240313?rss BART crews will work around-the-clock to advance several trackway improvements near Orinda Station on the weekend of April 27-28. To create a safe environment for the team, there will be no train service between Rockridge and Lafayette stations that weekend. Instead, free buses provided by AC Transit and County Connection will move riders between Rockridge, Orinda, and Lafayette stations. Orinda Station will be closed but buses will still serve the station. Riders can expect delays of 20-30 minutes in the work area on the shutdown weekend of April 27-28.On each night of the weekend shutdowns the last scheduled departure from Antioch to Lafayette that normally leaves at 11:54pm will be cancelled. Riders traveling westbound from Antioch must catch the earlier train at 11:34pm each night.The work team will make the most of its time in the closed trackway. Crews will replace aging rail, install new equipment to support the traction power system, enhance lighting in the Berkeley Hills Tunnel, and advance other key improvements. The equipment being replaced is decades old and has outlived its design life. Riders will enjoy a smoother, safer, more reliable, and quieter ride once the projects are complete. This upcoming work is part of BART’s overall effort to improve the safety and reliability of the 131-mile, 50 station system. There are now more rebuilding projects happening across BART than at any point in its 50-year history. You can learn more about the progress of this work by reading the 2023 Measure RR Annual Report published by the independent Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee.You can keep up with the latest updates for trackway repair projects that impact service by going to our Alerts and Advisories page.(This article originally published 3/13/24) BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240313 03.31.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240313?rss BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240313 03.31.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240402?rss BART crews will be in the trackway between Union City and Warm Springs/South Fremont stations replacing aging equipment as well as managing vegetation that could impact service. To ensure a safe workspace for the team, there will be no train service between Union City and Warm Springs/South Fremont on Saturday May 11 and Sunday May 12. Instead, free buses provided by AC Transit will move riders between the Union City, Fremont, and Warm Springs/South Fremont stations. Riders can expect delays ranging from 20 to 40 minutes on the shutdown weekend of 5/11-12. The work will also require us to shut down the Green Line for the weekend.The bus bridge will feature direct service between Union City and Warm Springs/South Fremont as well as hopper service that will also stop at Fremont Station. Fremont Station will offer no train service but will remain open for buses. There will be a train shuttle service between Warm Springs/South Fremont and Berryessa/North San Jose. Northbound departure times will be adjusted ten minutes earlier. The last two evening trips from Warm Springs/South Fremont normally scheduled for 11:36pm and 11:49pm will be cancelled. Riders should instead use the train that departs at 11:26pm. Northbound trains from Union City will be shifted six minutes earlier than the current schedule at Union City, South Hayward, and Hayward stations. Riders headed for San Francisco should plan to transfer to a Blue Line train at Bay Fair Station.This upcoming work is part of BART’s overall effort to improve safety and reliability of the 131-mile, 50 station system. There are now more rebuilding projects happening across BART than at any point in its 50-year history. You can learn more about the progress of this work by reading the 2023 Measure RR Annual Report published by the independent Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee.You can keep up with the latest updates for trackway repair projects that impact service by going to our Alerts and Advisories page. BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240402 03.31.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240402?rss BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240402 03.31.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240327?rss On Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5 a work team will be deployed near Pleasant Hill Station to replace aging rail and manage vegetation that could pose a hazard to service. To ensure the work can be done safely, we will reduce service from two tracks to one on both days. Yellow Line riders should expect delays of up to 10-15 minutes in the work area. BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240327 03.27.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240313-0?rss BART offers alternative bus service called the Early Bird Express for weekday service before BART opens.Due to low bus ridership on several routes, limited funding, and increasing demand for bus drivers from partner agencies, BART will make a series of service reductions to the Early Bird Express service in 2024. BART will retain eight trips that serve 90% of riders and will eliminate seven trips, impacting 10% of riders. The changes will impact fewer than 20 riders.The first change will occur on April 28, 2024. and then more changes will take place effective June 10, 2024.The full details of service changes, maps, and suggested alternatives can be found on the Early Bird Express page.BART and partner bus agencies will do targeted outreach about these upcoming changes. BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240313-0 03.13.24