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BART seeks public input on possible El Cerrito del Norte Station upgrades
The busy El Cerrito del Norte Station will be getting upgrades through BART’s Station Modernization Program, and we’re seeking your feedback on what matters most to you. BART planners are developing a comprehensive redesign of the station to help modernize and improve the station’s function, safety, capacity
BART Police seek public's help in locating suspect in deadly Bay Fair shooting
Jabrie Bennett BART Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 18-year-old Jabrie Bennett, who is the main suspect in the Jan. 19, 2013, deadly shooting at the Bay Fair BART station. BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey today released Bennett’s picture with the hope the public can help identify his
Lone Texas Rangers fan makes good on his BART bet by serenading riders
Dallas' Top transit exec serenades BART riders during the morning commute to promote transit use BART Board President James Fang (center) with Gary Thomas, President and Executive Director of DART (right), at Embarcadero Station. Photo: Margot Duane. Shortly after the San Francisco Giants won the World Series
BART to add trains, open early for May 21st Bay to Breakers race
Extra trains also on deck for baseball fans BART will provide special service for the world famous Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 21st by starting some train service two hours earlier than the regular 8 a.m. Sunday starting time. BART will provide train service from all East Bay stations
BART to provide special event trains for San Francisco’s 4th of July fireworks
What You Need to Know: Fireworks are expected to start at 9:30pm. Be in the Embarcadero Station by 10:40pm to catch a train home. Details of special service BART will be providing additional trains serving Embarcadero station after regular BART service ends for San Francisco’s 4th of July fireworks. On July 4
BART steps up small business outreach and opportunities, helping keep workers on the job
A worker carries wood blocks that are used in positioning a rail grinder. Contractor VSCE Inc.was on site at the Hayward maintenance yard to supervise and coordinate the work. Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART Communications BART is taking unprecedented steps to increase the opportunities
BART’s Station Operations Manager uses real-world experience to provide seamless commute
It takes a team effort to carry more than 413,000 riders on a typical weekday. On the latest edition of our podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we meet Operations and Transportation Supervisor Phaethon Brown who oversees all station operations across BART. Brown has spent more than 17 years with
Here's how you can help BART keep our rivers and ocean clean
A bioswale at Warm Springs Station designed to prevent storm water run-off. Trash is a major storm water pollutant in California. Because storm water flows to the bay untreated and unfiltered, trash discarded on land frequently makes its way into streams, creeks, rivers, and eventually the ocean, as rain
Versatile but problem-plagued, the last 1990s-era C2 BART car is gone
The last-ever BART C2 car was decommissioned in August 2021 at Hayward Shop. Note the headlights on the end as well as the flat-shaped front. The C2s could serve as lead car with an operator cab or as a middle car, which ushered in a new era of efficiency in dispatch operations when they arrived in the 1990s
BART installing fiber optic cable between 24th St. and Balboa Park
BART crews will install fiber optic cable between the 24th St. Mission and Balboa Park stations Tuesday, April 10 through Saturday, April 21. The work will start at 10:30 p.m. nightly. BART will close one set of tracks between 24th St. Mission and Balboa Park during work hours. During this work, BART trains