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BART holds meeting with community leaders and elected officials
A delegation of BART Board members will hold a meeting tomorrow, Sunday, January 11, 2009 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. with community leaders and elected officials following the officer-involved shooting on New Years Day at the Fruitvale BART Station. During Thursday’s BART Board of Directors meeting, in which
BART adds longer trains for "KaBoom" fireworks show
Special event trains will provide service after the San Francisco waterfront spectacular BART will operate longer trains this Saturday, May 12, to serve the estimated 40,000 people attending the KFOG "KaBoom" concert and fireworks show at Piers 30-32 (Embarcadero & Brannan, near AT&T Park) on the San
BART boosts service for big sports night in Oakland
BART is boosting service for tonight's big sports night in Oakland by running trains with more cars than typical during non-commute hours and by adding up to seven special event trains timed to meet the crowds attending the A's playoff game and the Warriors preseason game. BART is also calling in extra
BART Station Agent gets a Mardi Gras surprise
A local high school teacher recently reached out to us to praise one of BART’s Station Agents for exceptional customer service. The teacher, Kathrina Miranda, chaperone Carla Perez and 30-plus students had all just used BART to travel to and from a field trip. They met station agent Cheryl Florent at her
BART service resumes following earlier computer problem
Read the update from Thursday March 14th into the cause of the network problem here. Monday March 11th Update At 2:45 am on Saturday we experienced a computer network failure. The failure was software related at one switch that is part of a complex computer network. As a result, trains were not dispatched
BART launches new safety initiative to remove potentially dangerous trees
BART is moving forward with a critical preventative maintenance effort to protect the system from trees that could be knocked down into the trackway during severe weather. The program will result in more than 200 trees being removed or cut back along multiple service lines. The work is happening now so the trees with the greatest potential to impact BART are removed well before winter storms arrive in the Bay Area. Last year tree failure derailed two trains and delayed train service a minimum of seven times. Tens of thousands of riders were delayed during those incidents but luckily none resulted in injuries.
The tree removal work starts in July and will continue into November. More tree removal work is expected in 2024 but details are still being finalized. To allow the work to happen in the safest manner possible, service will be impacted at the following locations on the dates listed below.
| Location | Dates | Service Impacts |
| Pleasant Hill-Concord | 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 | Service reduced to one track with delays up to 10 minutes |
| Union City-Fremont | 8/26-27, 9/9-10, 9/23-24 | Free buses replace trains between Union City and Fremont. Delays up to 30 minutes. |
| Balboa Park-Daly City | 8/27, 9/10 | Service reduced to one track with delays of 10-15 minutes. |
| Pleasant Hill-Concord | 10/14-15, 10/28-29 | Free buses replace trains between Pleasant Hill and Concord. Delays up to 30 minutes. |
| Hayward-Union City | 11/5 | Service reduced to one track with delays of up to 20 minutes. |
| Glen Park-Daly City | 12/2-3 | Free buses replace trains between Glen Park and Daly City. Delays up to 30 minutes. |
During bus bridge weekends BART will make the most of its time in the trackway by deploying additional crews to perform track improvement work. This work will include replacing worn rail, destressing rail so it can better cope with extreme temperatures, brightening stations, and other maintenance projects.
This is the largest hazardous tree removal effort in BART’s history. Ongoing identification and removal of hazardous trees will be required yearly to continue to mitigate risks of tree failure impacting service and endangering public safety. You can learn more on our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.
Ride safe! Tips for avoiding accidents and injuries on BART
Your safety is our top priority at BART. However, accidents can happen even in the safest system. We have developed this video to show tips that can be used by riders to reduce their chance of an accident, such as not being distracted by texting or using other devices on your way to catch a train. Watch this
BART to run longer trains for officers' memorial service
BART will run longer trains to accommodate those traveling to Oakland’s Oracle Arena on Friday, March 27, to attend the memorial for the four Oakland police officers who were slain last Saturday. Services to honor Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai and Officer John Hege will
BART adds longer trains for "KaBoom" Sky Concert
BART will operate longer trains this Saturday, May 21, to serve the estimated 250,000 people attending the 12th annual KFOG "KaBoom" Sky Concert at Piers 30-32 (Embarcadero & Brannan, near SBC Park) on the San Francisco waterfront. After the concert, additional trains will be kept on standby to help handle
"Spare the Air," sports events, boost BART ridership
Three consecutive "Spare the Air" days in a week of high temperatures, along with sporting events, have helped boost ridership on BART to the highest numbers in more than a year, excluding during the planned and emergency closures of the Bay Bridge in 2009. On Wednesday -- this week's first Spare the Air day