Alerts and Advisories

Current BART Service Alerts

As of 3/19/2024 at 4:07 AM
Service Alert: No advisories issued.

Planned BART Service Advisories

Bus Bridge Alert: Free buses replace trains between Rockridge and Lafayette April 27-28 Read More
BART to reduce some Early Bird Express Bus trips in 2024; changes occur 4/28/24 and 6/10/24 Read More
Bus Bridge and Red Line Cancellation Alert: Major trackway rebuilding work near Richmond Station on four non-consecutive weekends (next work weekend 4/13-4/14) Read More

Current Escalator Service Alerts

Station Location Reason Est. Return
16th St. Mission Street - 16th & Mission St - Up Direction Repair 03/21/2024
19th St. Oakland Platform - 19th St & Broadway - Up Direction Major Repair 04/05/2024
19th St. Oakland Platform - 19th St & Broadway (Telegraph Ave side) - Up Direction Major Repair 04/05/2024
Civic Center/UN Plaza Platform - 8th & Market St - Down Direction Modernization 07/04/2024
Embarcadero Street - Pine & Market St - Up Direction Modernization 03/14/2025
Embarcadero Street - Drumm & Market St - Bi-Directional Direction Major Repair 04/26/2024
Embarcadero Street - Spear & Market St - Up Direction Modernization 04/18/2024
Embarcadero Platform - Beale & Market St - Down Direction Modernization 04/12/2024
Montgomery St. Platform - Sutter & Market St - Down Direction Modernization 10/08/2024
Montgomery St. Street - Sutter & Market St - Up Direction Modernization 04/18/2024
Montgomery St. Street - 2nd & Market St - Up Direction Modernization 12/16/2024
Powell St. Platform - Stockton & Ellis St - Down Direction Modernization 05/24/2024
Warm Springs/South Fremont Street - Plaza/Lopes Ct. - Up Direction Repair 03/19/2024
Warm Springs/South Fremont Street - Plaza/Lopes Ct. - Down Direction Major Repair 03/29/2024
West Oakland Platform - SF/Daly City Line - Down Direction Repair 03/18/2024

Planned Escalator Service Advisories

Entrance Closure Alert: Embarcadero Station entrance at Market and Pine to close March 14 Read More
Newly rebuilt platform escalator open at Montgomery Street Station Read More
Rebuilt platform escalator open at Civic Center Station Read More
Escalator Closure Alert: Civic Center Station escalator at 8th and Market temporarily out of service for repairs Read More
Entrance Closure Alert: Market and Beale streets entrance at Embarcadero Station to close 9/5 for canopy work Read More
Montgomery Station entrance closed for construction with limited access through concourse Read More

Current Elevator Service Alerts

Station Location Reason Est. Return
No Elevators currently out of service. Thank you.

Planned Elevator Service Advisories

Planned Elevator Service Advisories

Passenger Bulletin: Accessible Fare Gate Replacement at Civic Center Station begins March 22 Read More

When are service advisories issued?

BART issues a Service Advisory when multiple trains are off schedule by 10 minutes or more. 

As a delay initially unfolds, we'll issue an advisory as soon as possible given other safety, security and operational priorities within the BART Operations Control Center.

Our goal is to issue a BART Elevator Advisory when platform-level elevators or street-level elevators at BART Stations go in and out of service.

BART offers all service advisories via email and text and also on the official BART app, including customized in-app notifications for delay advisories and elevator outages. 

Weather Guide

Check out our weather guide to understand what to expect during various weather conditions including rain, frost, and heat.

Cancelled Trains

BART communicates cancelled trains in advance on our website and the official app in the station specific “real time departures,” “schedule by station,” and the Trip Planner. Trains are also shown as cancelled on the digital monitors before the fare gates and the platform digital signs. There are also overhead announcements made at each station. We share cancelled trip data with third party apps such as Google Maps, Apple Maps, Transit app and others, but we can’t control if they pick up the data feed.

The BART official app offers in-app notifications for real time departures at the stations you use and the days and times you ride. And they list cancelled trains. Set up the notification in your profile under “notification settings” and “station departure setting.” The notification gets pushed every 5 minutes and will display on your phone’s Home Screen. Set it up for the exact time frame you want.

We don’t issue a BART Service Advisory on the top of bart.gov or on Twitter for two reasons. It doesn’t meet the policy (two or more trains are off schedule by 10 or more minutes) and more importantly there isn’t a way to communicate a cancelled train that makes sense for impacted riders at each station down the line. Saying we cancelled the 5:33am train from Berryessa will not resonate with someone waiting for that same train at West Oakland at 6:31am. The problem is compounded even further down the line as the train runs are lengthy in time. Instead, we offer station specific cancelled train information since it is easier for each rider to understand how their trip is impacted.