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BART to run longer trains during busy sports Sunday

BART will run longer trains Sunday afternoon to accommodate the tens of thousands of sports fans attending games in Oakland and San Francisco. Special event trains will help the Raider Nation get to and from the Coliseum as the Oakland Raiders host the St. Louis Rams at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Raider’s home

Unclaimed items from BART's Lost and Found to be sold at auction

BART's Lost and Found Department collects thousands of personal articles left on the system by customers. They return as many as they can to their rightful owners, but the unclaimed articles accumulate in big piles. What happens to the orphaned umbrellas, computers, jackets, bikes and such? The unclaimed

BART gears up for pivotal project to strengthen the Transbay Tube

Never was BART’s role in the region as a lifeline made clearer than the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. BART was up and running on a 24-hour emergency schedule to serve the public less than 12 hours after the quake hit. It was a watershed event, showcasing infrastructure working for the greater good of the

New train design concepts to be displayed in BART stations in August

Preliminary design concepts for BART's Fleet of the Future, the next generation of trains, will be displayed in some BART stations during the month of August, with an oportunity for you to take a survey and give your feedback. The schedule for the station displays is as follows. For more information on the

Podcast: Meet the woman helping to lead an innovation revolution at BART

Transcript: HOST: "From new platform signs to making the most out of millions of pieces of data, BART is going through an innovation revolution that’ll have a big impact on the rider experience. Welcome to “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART.” On this latest edition of Hidden Tracks, we're going into the lab to

A Night in the Life: What it’s like to be a train cleaner at BART

Utility Foreworker Jennie Meixel on the overnight shift at the Hayward train yard By RAQUEL CRITESBART Communications Intern A bright half-moon over the Hayward yard reflects off the yellow safety vests of a half-dozen utility workers who just came on duty for their 9 to 5 shift -- 9 pm to 5 am, that is --

Pit Stop Bathrooms near downtown SF BART stations

Update: 10/19/2018 Added a Pit Stop at 24th Street Station new map below and linked There are clean, well-maintained public bathrooms near three of our downtown San Francisco stations: Civic Center/UN Plaza, Powell Street, and 16th Street Mission. The Pit Stop Program is a partnership between BART and the

BART looks into cause of train uncoupling in Transbay Tube

Service through the Transbay Tube resumed this morning around 7:25 a.m., about an hour after it was halted when a nine-car train bound from Pittsburg/Bay Point to San Francisco International Airport uncoupled in the tube. The train uncoupled at 6:23 a.m. and separated into two sections so that there was a

Corrections to January 1st published BART schedules

All published BART schedules effective January 1, 2008 omit two trains from the SFO to Pittsburg/Bay Point line Saturday schedule. The first train departs Powell Street at 5:53 a.m. and arrives at Pittsburg/Bay Point at 6:49 a.m., making all stops in between. The second train departs Daly City at 5:58 a.m

Two BART officers recognized for their on-the-job heroism

On Oct. 16, 2013, the Northern California Chief Special Agents Association (NCCSAA) recognized two BART Police Officers for their heroism in the line of duty. “The NCCSAA bestowed the Association’s Valor/Officer of the Year Awards to BART Detective John Johnson and Officer David McCormick for demonstrating