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Earthquake safety work at Daly City Station to affect fare gates

Dear Customer: As part of BART's systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, we have been strengthening structures at the Daly City Station to withstand future earthquakes. Starting early February 2010, construction crews will start work inside the station. We will need to close two fare gates at the south end of

Apology to our valued customers

On Tuesday, March 30, we experienced a small fire between the Powell Street and Civic Center stations during the heart of the morning commute. The fire forced us to suspend train service into San Francisco. We worked quickly to put out the flames. After we restored train service, we began making announcements

Temporary elevator closures at 12th, 19th, MacArthur for ADA work

Dear Customer: As part of work to upgrade our stations and improve Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, we will be temporarily closing some elevators at three stations over the next several weeks: 12th St./Oakland City Center Station; 19th St./Oakland Station and MacArthur Station Details on each

Board votes on “one ticket, one seat” ordinance

6/22/17 Update On June 22, 2017 the BART Board of Directors voted to repeal the 2016 ordinance that prohibited patrons from utilizing more than one seat on BART trains. Director Keller requested staff to explore a one year pilot program restricted to the eBART (BART to Antioch) system that is scheduled to

Fruitvale Station earthquake safety construction to create one-day detours

As part of the BART systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, construction activity at Fruitvale Station will create additional temporary detours and bus moves in the AC Transit Bus Bay, located on the west side of the Station main entrance. You will see concrete trucks, concrete pump/hose, scissor lifts, drill

Fruitvale Station earthquake safety work to create temporary detours

As part of the BART systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, construction activity at Fruitvale Station will create additional temporary detours and bus moves in the AC Transit Bus Bay, located on the west side of the Station main entrance. You will see concrete trucks, concrete pump/hose, scissor lifts, drill

Earthquake Safety construction inside Coliseum Station begins 10/22

As part of BART’s systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, seismic retrofit work at the Coliseum Station continues. Work inside the station will begin the week of October 22, 2018 with construction work area enclosure going up as early as Thursday, October 18, 2018. Coliseum Station Concourse construction work

Boost in visible BPD presence fuels increase in felony arrests

As more officers are patrolling our system, BART police officers have made more felony arrests so far in 2022 than they have in four years. Through September BPD officers made 323 felony arrests systemwide. That’s BPD’s highest year-to-date total since 2018 and is just one shy of the felony arrest total for

Thousands attend tours of Fleet of the Future trains

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11/7/16 Update Over 4,500 people toured the new Fleet of the Future train and filled out a survey. 96% of respondents approved of the LED, energy-efficient lighting system in the new vehicles. Ease of getting on and off the trains drew a 96% approval rating and exterior appearance was rated the highest with

Youth Clipper usage skyrockets in first year of 50% discount

A year after the expansion of a 50% discount to teens aged 13-18, there’s been a whopping 260% increase in total Youth Clipper trips on BART. Don’t miss out on the savings – there's no time better the holiday season and school break for students to get a Youth Clipper or parents to get them as stocking