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BART experienced major delays on Friday 9/23 due to electrical problem in Transbay Tube
11pm update: Normal service through the Transbay Tube was restored at 11pm Friday night. BART riders should expect major delays systemwide through the end of service tonight due to single tracking through the Transbay Tube because of an electrical problem. While BART will have limited service, riders are
BART running longer trains this weekend for Fleet Week in San Francisco
BART is welcoming Fleet Week by offering longer and more frequent trains at night and on weekends throughout the festivities. This is the first Fleet Week that will benefit from BART’s reimagined schedule that was launched last month. Now riders will wait no more than 20 minutes on a station platform for a scheduled train. We are using only Fleet of the Future trains to fulfill our basic service plan so riders will enjoy a cleaner and safer BART experience. Many lines that have been served by 6-car trains will instead feature 8-car trains as we expand our capacity for riders going to Fleet Week.
Check out our BARTable guide to SF Fleet Week.
Add Clipper to your digital wallet now
If you need a new Clipper card, save time and $3 by adding a Clipper card to your iPhone, Android phone or Apple Watch before you go. BART is encouraging riders to use Apple Pay or Google Pay instead of purchasing a new Clipper card because global supply chain issues have depleted the inventory of plastic cards. Setting up a new Clipper card in your digital wallet is free (normally $3) and the cash value is immediately available for use. You can add funds at any point of your trip. Just open your digital wallet and follow the directions to create a Clipper card in your wallet.
Free weekend parking
Riders can take advantage of plenty of available parking at many BART stations. Parking is free at BART after 3pm on weekdays and throughout weekends. The only exceptions are the new Milpitas and Berryessa/North San Jose stations, whose parking lots are operated by VTA.
BART will run Saturday service for 2025 Presidents' Day (2/17)
BART will run a Saturday schedule on Presidents' Day, Monday, February 17. Saturday service means BART will open at 6am and close at midnight.
For the most up-to-date schedule information use our Trip Planner or our Official BART App to plan your specific trip.
Presidents' 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 (VTA). Consult VTA's website for more info. All other BART parking rules will be enforced.
BART bike sting nabs one of Contra Costa County’s top bike theft offenders
A bait bike operation held this week at the Pleasant Hill BART station resulted in the arrest of two male suspects on felony grand theft charges and the recovery of a bicycle previously reported stolen from the University of California-Davis campus.BART Police regularly conduct random surveillance operations
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 PD holds "Trunk or Treat" events for kids at Coliseum and South Hayward stations
Children who visit Coliseum and South Hayward stations from 5 pm - 7 pm on Monday, October 30, 2017, will get a special treat from BART’s Police Department. Officers will host BART’s second annual Halloween “Trunk or Treat” event, a safer alternative to the house-to-house Halloween trick-or-treating tradition
How's your Passenger Environment on BART? Tell survey team to make your voice heard
Survey-takers (L-R): Joe Dattilo, Ada King, Clare Glieden If you ride BART regularly, you’ve probably been on a train when a pair of BART survey-takers has walked through, offering a very short form to give your feedback on that day’s ride.It’s called the “Passenger Environment Survey,” or PES (pronounced
BART wants your input on the planned, less-than-inflation July 2022 fare increase
After delaying a planned fare increase at the height of the pandemic, BART is now studying a small increase to keep up with the cost of providing reliable and safe service. BART has a fare increase program, that was approved by the Board in 2019, that calls for small, regular, less-than-inflation increases
Transit Oriented Development plans at BART stations get state boost
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced new support for plans to develop climate-friendly homes near two East Bay BART stations. The Catalytic Infill Infrastructure Grant investments target plans at West Oakland and El Cerrito Plaza. The funding will go to affordable-housing developers as well as the cities of Oakland and El Cerrito. BART’s TOD program leverages outside housing and infrastructure funding to advance development at and around BART stations in support of the District’s ridership, affordability, and climate goals.
A $20 million grant to the City of El Cerrito will support transit-oriented development (TOD) by funding preparation for the affordable housing structured parking, bringing in site utilities, and enhancing an existing bike and pedestrian trail. Funding will also support landscaping and green space, a bike station, and bus shelters. BART hopes to bring as many as 800 housing units, a new public open space, and potentially a public library to El Cerrito Plaza.
The City of Oakland is getting $40 million to support site preparation work including clearing, grubbing, and erosion control. Money will also go towards utility improvements, resurfacing of roads, and various capital improvements. The TOD plan for West Oakland calls for 762 residential units including 240 that qualify as affordable housing. There will also be 382,000 square feet of office space and 75,000 square feet of retail on approximately five acres.
The funding comes out of $239 million announced by Governor Newsom to help launch housing projects across the state. The funding is meant to help underserved neighborhoods build greener, more walkable communities and allow Californians to live closer to work and other key amenities such as public transit.
BART has 13 completed TOD projects at its stations. Another four are under construction and seven approved projects are in the pipeline. Completed TOD projects at BART have created more than 3,200 housing units including 900 that are affordable.
BART is on a hiring blitz for engineers to manage Transbay Tube retrofit work and more
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerBART is on a hiring blitz for engineers who will manage projects underwater, in the air, on the ground and in the hills. Bridges. Tunnels. High-voltage. Low-voltage. AC. DC. And more.“We do it all,” says Tracy Johnson, Group Manager for Civil/Structural & Construction