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World Series parade boosts BART ridership to highest day ever - past half-million
Giants fans at BART/Photo by Margot Duane BART carried the most riders of any day in its 38-year history on Wednesday -- 522,200 -- many of them going to cheer the San Francisco Giants in a World Series victory parade. The highest previous single day of BART ridership was Oct. 29, 2009, during an emergency
Small business owners learn about contracting for Measure RR-funded projects to rebuild BART
Joseph Towner of BART's Office of Civil Rights with small business owner Susana Mendoza By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer More than two dozen small business owners turned out Thursday to learn about contracting opportunities at BART, particularly those funded by the $3.5 billion voter-approved
BART to run a Saturday schedule on MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 20
BART will run a Saturday schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Saturday service means BART will open at 6am and close at midnight, and there is less frequency on the Yellow Line (service is every 20 minutes). BART will run all five lines from opening until around 9pm and three-line service from around 9pm until end of service.
For the most up-to-date schedule information use our Trip Planner or the Official BART App to plan your trip.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is also a parking holiday. Parking will be free at all stations except for Milpitas and Berryessa/North San Jose, which are operated by the Valley Transportation Authority. Consult the VTA website for more info on parking.
BART releases bike pilot survey results; any proposed changes need to go to Board
Cover page of survey results A rider survey about BART’s commute period bike pilot, when blackout restrictions were lifted on five Fridays in August, found varied results.Currently, there are bike blackout periods of about two hours during peak weekday commute times in which bikes are not allowed on some
Win tickets to Outside Lands from BART ... and take public transit to get there!
Don't have tickets yet for Outside Lands? There's still time to win them from BART. The music and arts festival Aug. 22-24 is encouraging people to take public transit to Golden Gate Park, and BART can help you get there. Outside Lands has a stellar lineup of artists from all over the musical map, including
BART closes at 9 pm until 8/2/21 when midnight service returns Monday-Saturday
On July 1, 2021 we announced will return to near-pre pandemic service on August 2 instead of August 30 as originally planned. BART currently closes at 9pm. However, we run special event trains for the SF Giants night games, the Oakland A's night games and San Francisco's 4th of July fireworks. And from July
25 years after Loma Prieta quake: BART, then a lifeline, now stronger than ever
BART Stronger Than Ever Mother Nature provides few guarantees but this much is certain: A major earthquake will strike the Bay Area. Precisely when, where and how strong it will be are mysteries, but BART isn’t waiting to find out. Instead, we are employing a two-pronged approach to prepare for the inevitable
BART adds cars to handle demand after tanker fire shuts down I-880
BART is closely monitoring passenger loads and will adjust train sizes whenever possible to accommodate increased ridership as a result of the continued closure of I-880 following this morning’s fiery tanker crash that shutdown a portion of the freeway near 16th Avenue. Caltrans tells BART that it expects
Take BART to Oakland Museum of California before it closes Aug. 23 for renovations
Oakland Museum is getting a makeover and won’t open again until spring 2010 By Hong Ho, BART Marketing Intern The Oakland Museum of California has a packed schedule of exhibits and special events in the next few weeks – giving visitors plenty of reasons to check out the museum before it closes Aug. 23 for a
BART riders can get virtual commemorative token for new West Dublin/Pleasanton Station
An example of what the token will look like when unlocked. Visitors to BART’s new West Dublin/Pleasanton Station, BART’s 44th station that is opening on Feb. 19, can try a first-of-its-kind experience – using augmented reality technology to unlock a 3-D virtual commemorative token. The token is an outgrowth