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BART to run on Saturday schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday
BART will run on a Saturday schedule this Monday, Jan. 18, for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. A Saturday schedule means that BART service begins around 6 a.m. and ends around midnight. In addition, some trips may require transfers that are different from the schedule for regular weekday service. To
BART to stop trains for one minute Thursday for Great ShakeOut quake drill
BART will stop all trains on the system for about one minute at 10:21 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, as we participate in the annual statewide earthquake preparedness event called “The Great California ShakeOut.” Organizers indicate that the ShakeOut is the largest earthquake drill in the world. While BART
Train strain: BART working on capacity issues as ridership rises to record levels
It’s not your imagination. BART trains are still getting more crowded, especially in the peak commute hours. In 2012 BART carried more than 114 million riders, surpassing all records. BART also set an all-time single-day record of 568,061 as the Bay Area celebrated the 2012 Giants World Series victory. The
BART riders celebrate grand opening of West Dublin/Pleasanton Station Saturday
Officials held ribbon cutting ceremony today Early tomorrow morning, drivers exhausted by fighting gridlock and pollution in the I-580/I-680 corridor will begin to find relief in the form of a brand new BART station. BART will open the West Dublin/Pleasanton Station to fare paying passengers at about 5:45 am
BART celebrates Bike to Work Day, offers more bike parking options
Bike to Work Day returns this Thursday, May 14 for the 21st year in a row. This also marks the second year that bikes are allowed on BART trains during Bike to Work Day, and recent survey results confirm that riders are comfortable sharing space with cyclists conscientious of the bike rules. Tomorrow, the
BART launches new history website ahead of 50th anniversary celebration
Fifty years ago, BART first opened for service, marking a new era in transit for the Bay Area. That same year, Don McLean’s “American Pie” jingled on the radio, the Watergate scandal unfolded across international headlines, and NASA launched its first Space Shuttle Program. Today, fifty years later, the
BART urges riders attending U2 concert to buy round-trip tickets
BART officials are encouraging U2 fans to buy round-trip tickets and to get to the Coliseum/Oakland Airport Station before midnight for their trip home following the band’s concert at the Overstock.com Coliseum in Oakland on Tuesday, June 7. The concert is scheduled to end at about 11:30 Tuesday night, which
BART to run longer trains for SF Giants over Independence Day weekend
BART will run longer trains to accommodate San Francisco Giants fans heading to AT&T Park for the Giants versus Houston series on July 3, 4 and 5. In other schedule news for the holiday weekend, BART trains will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Friday, July 3; on a regular Saturday schedule on
Meet the sheep: BART welcomes a new animal to its fire mitigation toolkit
For the past two years, BART’s grazing goats have munched away at dried grasses around BART property. It’s a winning deal for the bleaters and for BART: the goats want to eat, and BART wants to sustainably mitigate fire hazards around its property. And the public love them, too; earlier this year, BART
BART Board meets Thursday night to take up variety of important topics
The BART Board of Directors will meet in Oakland at 5pm on Thursday August 28, 2014 to get updates and take action on a variety of topics of interest to riders and the Bay Area. On the fourth Thursday of each month, the Board meets during the evening (except for November and December) as part of a pilot