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Installation of Next Generation Fare Gates is scheduled to begin September 14th at Oakland International Airport Station. The installation process is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete. This work comes after the successful installation of Next Generation Fare Gates at Civic Center, Fruitvale, and West Oakland stations.

During construction, there will be a barrier around the existing station gate array.  Riders will use two temporary accessible gates to enter and exit Oakland International Airport Station. Carpet will be installed immediately before the entrance to each fare gate, to make these two gates easier to locate for riders with visual impairments. The removal of the old gates and installation of Next Generation Fare Gates will not impact BART service to Oakland International Airport. 

All BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gate project at bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate. Riders can provide feedback about the new gates at bart.gov/comments.

On January 10, BART will begin the installation of Next Generation Fare Gates on the concourse level of Embarcadero Station. The installation work will happen in stages so riders can continue to use the remaining current gates while new ones are being installed. There will be additional BART staff as well as signage to direct riders to the open gates. Installing each new array is expected to take up to two weeks to complete. 

A temporary barrier will be installed around each array when it is replaced to provide a safe workspace for the installation team as well as to protect riders from construction. The work will not impact train service, but riders may experience a few extra minutes wait to pass through the fare gates during peak travel hours.

The latest work comes after BART has successfully installed Next Generation Fare Gates at 15 other stations across the system. All 50 BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gate project here.

The week of February 14, BART will begin the installation of Next Generation Fare Gates on the concourse level of Rockridge Station. The installation work will happen in stages so riders can continue to use the remaining current gates while new ones are being installed. There will be additional BART staff as well as signage to direct riders to the open gates. The installation of each new array is expected to take up to two weeks to complete.

A temporary barrier will be installed around each array when it is ready to be removed to provide a safe workspace for the installation team as well as to protect riders from construction. The work will not impact train service, but riders may experience a few extra minutes wait to pass through the fare gates during peak travel hours.

The latest work comes after BART has successfully installed Next Generation Fare Gates at 18 stations across the system. All 50 BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gates project here.

BART’s Fleet of the Future trains are now not only carrying riders on all regularly scheduled trips, but the project also is coming in hundreds of millions of dollars under budget thanks to tight project management.
 
Thanks to a revised schedule, and an accelerated monthly delivery rate of new rail cars, the project is expected to cost $394 million less than when the contract was awarded in 2012.
 
“There’s no question the Fleet of the Future project is a success story,” said Project Manager John Garnham. “Riders love the newer, cleaner modern feel of the cars and now we have great budget news for the project.”

The original contract awarded for 775 cars forecast a project cost of $2.584 billion but an October 2023 financial update lowered the forecast by 15%, to $2.190 billion. Over the course of 11 years, BART and the manufacturer, Alstom, have increased the pace of making and delivering the cars, resulting in significant savings.

The original delivery schedule called for the delivery of 10 cars a month, but BART worked with the manufacturer to increase the rate to 16 cars a month, saving more than $100 million.

Another big cost saver was BART’s decision to have its own highly experienced staff do more of the engineering work in house. The project team has included engineers who have successfully completed new rail car projects at other agencies.

The delivery schedule is now faster than ever – 20 cars a month are being delivered to BART – and, as of December 31st, 672 of the 775 cars are on BART property.  

You can learn more about the Fleet of the Future, including what's being done to respond to wheel flats, you can listen to our latest podcast.

Airport parking can be a hassle and is always expensive, except at BART stations. We offer inexpensive multi-day parking at many stations with easy online reservations. 

Multi-Day Reserved parking is for consecutive overnight stays of up to 20 weekdays (weekends are free). Pay by website or on the official BART app. You will need to provide the license plate of the car you plan to drive and a phone number.

Park in the designated Reserved area. There is no need to print anything in advance or display anything inside your car. 

View our Parking Pricing page with links to parking area maps for each station.  

Millbrae Station is quicker and easier than SFO parking

While you can park at any BART station that offers parking, one great option to get to SFO via BART is to purchase Multi-Day Reserved parking and drive to Millbrae Station then take a quick 4-minute BART ride to SFO, which is faster than the long-term parking provided at SFO. Millbrae is also cheaper at $6/day, plus free weekends. 

The reserved parking area at Millbrae is located on levels 3, 4, and 5 of the parking structure.

Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco and San Bruno also offer parking and have frequent service to SFO served by both the Yellow and Red lines.

Check out our BARTable Holiday Airport Travel Guide 

We’ve put together a complete airport guide to make your trip a seamless one. https://bartable.bart.gov/featured/bartable-holiday-airport-travel-guide

More Details about Parking

Multi-day reserved parking may be purchased up to 60 days in advance, and twenty weekdays of parking may be purchased at a time. Parking on weekends is free. Visit the Parking section for more information.

You may cancel your reservation on the official BART app or the Reserved parking website by clicking on the “cancel” button next to where your active reservation is shown. For single/multi-day parking, you may cancel up to 11:59 p.m. on the night before the reservation. You can elect to cancel the entire reservation or only specific days. You will be assessed a $2 fee for each cancellation action, and the refund (minus the fee) should appear on your payment method within 72 hours. Please note that the transaction cannot be cancelled until it has been settled with your bank, which can take up to 24 hours.

September 14th, BART will begin the installation of a second set of Next Generation Fare Gates on the concourse level of 24th Street/Mission Station. This work comes after the first set of new gates was successfully installed at the entrance next to the Station Agent Booth closest to 24th and Mission streets. 

While work happens on installing the second set of Next Generation Fare Gates, the first newly installed set of gates will remain open for riders. There will be signage to direct riders to the open gates. 

A temporary barrier will be installed to provide a safe workspace for the installation team as well as to protect riders from construction. The new array is expected to take up to two weeks to install. BART has also successfully installed Next Generation Fare Gates at Civic Center, Fruitvale, Richmond, and West Oakland stations. 

All BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gate project here. Riders can provide feedback about the new gates at bart.gov/comments.