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BART bomb dog plays key role in weapons bust in Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek Police Credit BART Dog for Playing "Significant Role" in Discovering Weapons Stash The Walnut Creek Police Department is crediting the discovery of illegal firearms and explosives to one of BART's bomb sniffing dog teams. Walnut Creek Police asked BART Police Officer Jason Ledford and his
BART train operator brings a sense of humor to the afternoon commute
Train operators are a critical part of the team that keeps BART moving around the Bay. The system may be automated but the operators are the eyes and ears of the trains. It’s an important job but a sense of humor can still come in handy. In our latest edition of “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we take a
Purchase a special BART 50th anniversary Clipper card at Lake Merritt Station
BART celebrated 50 years of serving the Bay Area last year, and we are continuing our appreciation for the region and our riders with a special commemorative 50th anniversary Clipper card now available for purchase at Lake Merritt Station. The special Clipper cards are available exclusively at Lake Merritt
BART Board to discuss earthquake and employee safety matters at night meeting
The BART Board of Directors meets Thursday, March 26, at 5 pm to consider topics including an overview of long term earthquake retrofitting needs of the Berkeley Hills Tunnel. The meeting will be held in the BART Board Room at the Kaiser Center, located at 344 20th St. in Oakland (pedestrian access is on
BART responds to hundreds of citizen emails and letters in shooting case
February 2, 2009Dear BART Rider/Bay Area Resident: BART has received hundreds of letters and emails about the shooting of Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day at the Fruitvale BART Station. While we would like to provide a more personal response to everyone who took the time to communicate with us, the number of
Lessons of 2010 help BART plan extra service for 2012 Giants parade
BART’s highest-ridership day ever was the 2010 Giant’s World Series victory parade with 522,198 riders. Now it’s 2012 and the Giants are World Series champions again. This time the parade comes on a day that would typically have high ridership already – Oct. 31, Halloween, when many people take BART for
Sharp-eyed BART customer and Station Agents foil bike thieves
A customer reported suspicious activity to the Station Agents at MacArthur Station Monday, April 11th at 11am. It appeared that some men were using tools to cut the locks on bikes parked there. When the men saw that they’d been spotted, they tried to get rid of their tools in a nearby garbage can. BART Police
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
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