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BART phases out EZ Rider for fare payment this week; get your Clipper card now
BART is phasing out its EZ Rider card for fare payment this week and urges you to switch to the Clipper card (info at www.clippercard.com). The shutdown of EZ Rider cards for fare payment begins on Wednesday, December 15 -- your EZ Rider card may not work at faregates in your station beginning on that day
BART receives more than 7,000 entries so far in Trains to Planes Sweepstakes
BART’s Trains To Planes Sweepstakes has received more than 7,000 entries to date, and the first batch of winners is being announced. The contest, a first of its kind for BART, runs through the end of March. If you haven’t entered yet, don’t miss out on this chance to win a free round trip ticket to any
Homeward bound: Woman who was BART’s 1st LEAD drug-diversion referral reunites with mom
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Jessica is back home. The 23-year-old was living on the streets of San Francisco and battling drug addiction when BART Police Department officers made her their first referral in a pilot Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) program. LEAD is one of the several
New BART Trip Planner now in beta, offers real-time end to end trip planning
BART has launched the beta version of its new Multi-Modal Trip Planner, which will help riders go anywhere in the Bay Area using the various modes of transportation the region provides. Riders can now plug in their home address, work address or their next destination to find the most transit-friendly route at
BART to increase service, reopen station entrances before June 15 and offer 50% off for Sept.
Riders are returning to BART. We plan to increase service on June 7th and then return to near pre-pandemic service and hours in September. On June 7, 2021 we will add 26 new weekday trips. This will expand 15-minute frequencies on the lines with the highest ridership: Yellow, Green and Red. Saturday service
Single tracking alert: BART replacing traction power cable between Hayward and South Hayward stations
BART’s effort to replace aging traction power cables is expanding in Alameda County. Work is happening on various section of the trackway between the Coliseum and Union City stations to replace 34.5kV (kilovolt) cables that have come to the end of their design lives. These electrical cables must be replaced
George Takei, actor and activist, visits Tanforan Memorial Plaza at San Bruno BART Station
George Takei (pictured right), with Steve Okamoto Actor and activist George Takei, known for his role as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu on the 1960's television series "Star Trek", visited the Tanforan Memorial Plaza at the San Bruno BART Station on Monday, October 10, 2022, to pay tribute to the Japanese Americans
BART invites local musicians to celebrate Bach and his music on 3/21/23-3/31/23
Bach in the Subways 2023 flyer, with QR code at lower right corner BART invites local musicians to join us and Bach in the Subways in a worldwide celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach and his enduring music between Tuesday, March 21 and Friday, March 31, 2023. Come listen to the music in our free areas or
BART to hold discussion on Adeline Street connection for Ashby Transit-Oriented Development on 4/20/23
BART will host a community open house on Thursday, April 20 from 6:30-8:30pm that will focus on future development and connection to Adeline Street of the planned Transit Oriented Development (TOD) on the Ashby Station West Lot. The meeting will be held at the Ed Roberts Campus at 3075 Adeline Street in
PHOTOS: More than a thousand people celebrate BART and the holiday season at SweaterFest '23
Photos from SweaterFest '23
On Sunday, Dec. 10, BART rang in the holiday season with our riders during our inaugural SweaterFest ‘23. More than a thousand of you showed up to Rockridge Station to celebrate with us – a reminder of just how much the Bay Area loves BART.
We encouraged attendees to wear their BART holiday sweaters – from 2023, 2022, or 2021 (the first year we launched the sweaters) – and pose for a group photo on the steps to the station. You can view the photo and more snapshots from the joyous event in the above slideshow.
Some BART fans showed up as early as 11am – three hours before the start of the event – to be the first in line to buy a 2023 holiday sweater. By 2pm, the line to purchase BART merch snaked around the Rockridge sign and the plaza.
“I didn’t know BART had a fashion line,” said one rider passing through the station.
In addition to selling tons of BART-themed gifts, including the last-remaining 2023 holiday sweaters and beanies, we also launched our BART Stamp Rally with official BART passports, and handed out lots of free BART merch, including number plates and the new BART train plushie.
Thanks for coming out, Bay Area. Happy Holidays!
This year, BART sold 3,500 holiday sweaters in total. To help meet the strong demand, we pre-sold 2,370 sweaters earlier in the year. We ordered more than 1,000 additional sweaters to sell during the holiday season and were thrilled when they sold out quickly.
If you weren’t able to get a sweater before they sold out this year, we encourage you to stay up to date on all things BART by following us on social media (click the icons at the bottom of this page), signing up here for our BART News email subscription, and downloading the official BART app.