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A look back at BART’s electric opening day

05.16.22 In celebration of BART’s 50th Anniversary this year, we’re looking back at the transit system’s five decades of service and innovation in a new series of stories. BART celebrates 50 years on Sept. 11, 2022. BART’s Opening Day by the Numbers # of stations open 12 Miles of track open 28 # of trains

BART Plus ticket gets new look

Beginning January 1, 2009, BART Plus tickets will get a new look: We changed the tickets' color from fluorescent green to fluorescent red. As of December 21, 2008, our ticket vending machines in all stations are dispensing Part A of the fluorescent red colored BART Plus ticket for January 2009. BART PLUS

BART labor contracts approved by 2 largest unions

BART labor contracts allow for system reinvestment, efficiencies, and employee benefit cost sharing BART’s four year labor contract agreements, approved by its two largest unions, lay the groundwork for continued reliable service for years to come. The contracts address the growing cost of employee benefits

BART and Muni team up for concert service

BART and San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) are teaming up to ensure safe, reliable public transportation tomorrow night between 16 th St. BART Station and Chase Center when Dave Matthews Band fans flock to a concert at the new arena. SFMTA and Chase Center provide free shuttle buses for

BART board approves new redistricting maps

(Updated on 5/25/22 to add the Final Report and 5/27/22 to announce the new interactive map) On March 27, 2022 BART, launched a new interactive map based on the maps that were adopted through the redistricting process. This new interactive map allows users to enter an address and view locations within the

BART moves to build clean power portfolio

BART is adopting aggressive guidelines that will allow the transit agency to buy even more of its power directly from renewable sources. The Board of Directors has approved a new Wholesale Electricity Portfolio Policy that will guide future energy purchases. “Every day, BART takes cars off the road and helps

Everything found in BART’s 30-year-old time capsule

The plaque for the 1992 time capsule., 1992 Time Capsule.jpeg, An assortment of the items found in the capsule., R65_4011.JPG, Dirt from the Market Street Subway groundbreaking, 1967., R65_4013.JPG, A circuit board from the Operations Control Center., R65_4016.JPG, A coaster from the 1991 groundbreaking of Dublin/Pleasanton and West Pittsburg stations., R65_4015.JPG, A cassette tape featuring a KCBS special on BART for its 20th anniversary, R65_4017.JPG, An Automatic Train Control component., R65_4020.JPG, Source code for the Computer Automatic Block System., R65_4024.JPG, A 20th anniversary t-shirt., R65_4026.JPG, A VHS Tape documenting the 1991 BART extension., R65_4027.JPG, A survey marker from BART’s construction., R65_4029.JPG
Thirty years ago, on BART’s twentieth anniversary, we buried a time capsule deep in the ground at Lake Merritt Station and Plaza in Oakland.Until rece

BART dedicates Office of the Independent Police Auditor

New Office Space Dedicated to the Public Interest in honor of Assemblymember Sandré R. Swanson, 16th District As part of the many changes taking place within the BART Police Department , the agency held a reception today to dedicate the new office space at its Oakland headquarters where BART’s first-ever

BART employees volunteer to clean up shoreline

Instead of donning shorts on Saturday, BART managers and union members slipped on heavy duty gloves and joined forces to clean up the shoreline at Jack London Square. "Last year we spruced up the streets of Oakland and this year we’re helping to clean up the shore environment," BART General Manager Dorothy

BART expands service for July 4 holiday weekend

Look for longer trains on BART this holiday weekend to accommodate baseball and fireworks fans and airport travelers. On Friday, July 4, BART will operate on a Sunday schedule and will add cars on the Dublin/Pleasanton to Daly City line and the Pittsburg/Bay Point to SFO line most of the day. Independence Day