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BART to open early, run long trains for 2014 Bay to Breakers race
BART customers will be able to get to the world famous Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 18, 2014, because we’ll open early and run additional long trains. All BART stations will open early with service starting at approximately 6 am Sunday so racers can get to the race well before Bay to
BART to open early, run long trains for 2015 Bay to Breakers race
Timetable for Sunday, May 17 BART customers will be able to get to the world famous Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 17, 2015, because we’ll open early and run additional long trains. All BART stations will open early with service starting at approximately 6 am Sunday so racers can get to
BART seeks feedback on fare issues; survey & in-station events planned
BART has launched an online survey and a series of in-station outreach events aimed at gathering feedback on our fare program. January 2020 Fare Increase To help fund the BART system's extensive capital needs, BART has a fare increase program that calls for small, regular, less-than-inflation increases every
BART officers to provide crime prevention tools as part of National Night Out
Tonight BART Police officers, including members of the well-known K9 team, will provide evening commuters with crime prevention tools at four stations for the 2010 National Night Out. The officers will talk to customers about preventing crime, answer questions and distribute child fingerprinting kits for
BPD seeks vandalism suspect who drew offensive images on BART property
The BART Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a suspect who was seen on video earlier this week writing on the floor at the Embarcadero Station. He has drawn several swastikas and written racial slurs on BART property. Upon getting the initial report of the offensive image we immediately
BART to Antioch: What riders need to know about our new service
What is eBART and BART to Antioch? eBART is the project to build a new rail system that continues transit service from BART's Pittsburg/Bay Point Station to Antioch. This rail system uses standard gauge (4’-8 ½”) track with state-of-the art Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) Vehicles. Once opened, the service became
BART marks all-time highest ridership day in 40 years of service
BART's all-time ridership record was broken Wednesday with 568,061 exits reported, among them fans attending the San Francisco Giants World Series victory parade, Halloween revelers, and people relying on BART for their everyday trips to work, school and other activities.It was the highest ridership in BART's
BART PD makes arrest in shooting at Pittsburg Center Station
(Updated at 11:20am, January 23)
At 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 23rd the suspect in Friday afternoon’s shooting at Pittsburg Center Station was taken into custody. The 17-year-old suspect surrendered to BART Police detectives in Walnut Creek. The suspect will be booked into Contra Costa County Juvenile Hall. He’s believed to be the only suspect in Friday’s shooting. Video from one of BART’s network of more than 4,000 surveillance cameras throughout the system played an important role in identifying the suspect.
At 3:51 pm on Friday, January 19 BART PD received a call about a shooting that occurred on the platform of Pittsburg Center Station. The initial report was that a male suspect shot a male victim and fled the scene. The victim was taken to an area hospital and remains in critical condition.
A few hours later a second male victim who had also been shot showed up at an area hospital. The second victim remains in stable condition with a wound to his leg. BART PD is working to determine a motive for the shooting. At this point, investigators believe the shooting was not random.
The incident forced the shutdown of Pittsburg Center Station for approximately 4 1/2 hours so investigators could gather evidence. Investigators are also reviewing surveillance video captured by platform cameras at the station. The station has now been reopened and normal service has been restored.
BART collects feedback from new riders in hopes of keeping them on transit
Now that the Bay Bridge has reopened, BART is studying ridership data and feedback from new and infrequent riders, in hopes of attracting them to take public transit on a regular basis.. BART saw record ridership during the emergency bridge closure, suggesting that many Bay Area residents can take public
BART offers event trains with limited stops for SF Giants night games
BART will be providing additional trains serving limited stops after regular BART service ends for fans departing San Francisco Giants night games. The special service begins June 25 for the Bay Bridge series against the Oakland A’s and will continue for every night game until August 2, 2021, when midnight