https://www.bart.gov/news/articles en Sat, 29 Jun 2024 23:26:32 -0700 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:25:24 -0700 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240625-0?rss One Sunday a month through the rest of 2024, service will be reduced from two tracks to one at Orinda Station for a series of trackway improvements. This work will be happening on the following Sundays: July 7, August 4, September 8, October 27, November 17, and December 15. Riders should expect delays of up to 10 minutes in the work area on these Sundays.Reducing service to one track helps to ensure safe conditions for workers. Crews will be upgrading lighting in the Berkeley Hills Tunnel, replacing traction power cables, and installing electrical support equipment. BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240625-0 06.25.24 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 occurred on April 28, 2024 and then more changes will take place on June 16, 2024 and then again on August 12, 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.*This article was originally posted on March 13, 2024 and is being kept up to date. BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240313-0 06.04.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240502?rss BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240502 06.04.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240502?rss On the weekend of June 22-23, BART crews will begin the process of replacing a series of interlockings between Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations.  Free buses will replace trains between Rockridge, MacArthur, and 19th Street stations on the following weekends: June 22-23, July 20-21, August 17-18, September 21-22, October 19-20, and November 2-3. Riders can expect delays of 40 minutes in the work area. There will be no Red Line service on these weekends.Additional service impacts on all work weekends for this project include:*Yellow Line 20-minute service.*Orange/Blue/Green Lines 30-minute service.*Service to/from Millbrae via the Yellow Line.*All train schedules will be different from the normal weekend timetables. Please check the Trip Planner to see the new train departure times.*Due to the new schedule, the last train departures of the night may be earlier than the regularly scheduled departures.*MacArthur Station will be open for southbound Orange Line stops from Richmond. No Yellow Line service to MacArthur.*Orange Line bus bridge will operate between MacArthur and 19th St.*Yellow Line bus bridge will include buses that go directly between Rockridge and 19th St as well as buses that also stop at MacArthur. Extra BART personnel will guide riders to the free buses.*Lower level platforms at both 12th and 19th Street stations will be out of service.*All buses used for the bus bridge will be outfitted with racks for bicycles. You can also bring traditional bicycles onto the buses if space allows. Please avoid bringing motorized bikes or eBikes to the bus bridge as they may not be allowed on the buses. *It might be faster to ride your bike between stations than to take the bus bridge. It might also be faster for Richmond Line riders to ride their bikes directly to 19th Street and take BART to their final destination from there. Interlockings are a vital part of the BART system. They are segments of the railway that allow trains to safely move from track to track. Shutting down train service in the work area ensures a safe workspace for the project team. Work on this project will happen on select, non-consecutive weekends into 2026.BART crews will make the most of their time in the system by taking on as many trackway improvement projects as possible on the weekends when this portion of the system is closed to trains. In addition to replacing interlockings, the team will also replace traction power cables, install new train control equipment, install new digital display signs at underground stations up to Berkeley and 12th Street/Oakland City Center, manage vegetation that could impact service, and do deep station cleaning.This will be one of the most challenging rebuilding projects that BART has ever undertaken because of the location of the project. With limited workspace, crews will be unable to use a crane or other heavy equipment to lift track components into place. Instead, workers will transport all materials on rail and assemble larger components by hand. 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 this project is complete. You can get more details on this project from this staff presentation to the BART Board of Directors.This project 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.Learn more about the project with our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Also, check out our podcast for an in-depth discussion about the project, its challenges, and long-term benefits for riders.*This article was originally published May 1, 2024. BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240502 06.04.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240502?rss BART service map on shutdown weekends BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240502 06.04.24 https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240502?rss Example of how bus bridge appears in the official Trip Planner BART https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240502 06.04.24