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You're invited to join BART Police for National Night Out on Tuesday, Aug. 7
You're invited to join BART Police Department personnel who will be posted at six BART stations on Tuesday, Aug. 7, to connect with the community and build relationships as part of National Night Out. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and
BART to run a Saturday schedule on MLK Day, Monday, Jan. 19
BART will run a Saturday schedule on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19. 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 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 offers 1am Extended Service for 2023 New Year’s Eve
For New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31, BART will run standard Sunday service (starting at 8am) but with an extended closing time and extra event trains.
- Last East Bay bound train running through downtown San Francisco will be at around 1:30am.
- Last southbound train heading toward Millbrae will run through downtown San Francisco at 2:10am (it will not stop at SFO).
Our 1am Extended Service will be as listed:
- Three-line special service (Yellow, Blue and Orange only in both directions, for total of six trains for 1am Extended Service). Yellow Line will be the only line running in San Francisco and Peninsula. Blue Line will run between Bay Fair and Dublin/Pleasanton.
- Trains will be waiting at 12th St Oakland, MacArthur and Bay Fair to complete timed transfers.
- Yellow Line and Orange Line trains in all directions will be timed to meet at MacArthur Station at 1:47am in a "Grand Meet". This is the transfer point for riders coming from San Francisco heading toward Richmond or Berryessa or riders coming from the East Bay heading toward San Francisco.
- Yellow Line and Orange Line trains will be timed to meet at 12th St Oakland.
- Riders boarding a Berryessa-bound Orange Line train heading to San Francisco can exit their train and wait for the Millbrae-bound Yellow Line at 1:55am on the same Platform 2 (Lower Level).
- There will be a timed transfer at 1:43 am on Platform 1 and 3 (Upper Level) between Antioch-bound Yellow Line train and Richmond-bound Orange Line train.
- Orange Line and Blue Line trains will be timed to meet at Bay Fair Station at 2:16am. Dublin-bound riders can take the Berryessa-bound Orange Line train and transfer at Bay Fair Station.
- SFO and OAK airport stations will NOT be served.
- Last East Bay bound train running through downtown San Francisco will be at around 1:30am.
- Last southbound train heading toward Millbrae will run through downtown San Francisco at 2:10am.
The regular last trains of the evening (Yellow, Blue, and Orange lines) will be dispatched from the end of their lines at midnight and then at 1:00am, we will run another set of last trains of the evening to serve 48 out of our 50 stations. The 1am trains will not serve SFO and OAK airport stations.
BART’s Trip Planner has been updated to include the extended service trains.
Avoid Vending Machines and Put Clipper on Your Phone
We encourage all New Year's Eve riders who need a Clipper card (BART no longer sells paper tickets) to add a digital card to their phone’s mobile wallet and to load round trip funds before arriving to BART. The funds will be available for immediate use.
A digital card avoids the $3 plastic card fee and the hassle of waiting in long lines at machines. Here are the Google Pay and Apple Pay instructions. Do not download the Clipper app, go through your phone's wallet.
Each person 5 years and older need their own Clipper card. There isn't a way to share one because you have to tag in and out at the fare gates. Multiple cards can be added to a phone's digital wallet, if you need to use multiple cards, turn off express mode so you can toggle through each one when entering and exiting at the fare gates.
1am Extended Service details
Besides the extra event trains which be dispatched as available, only the Yellow line (Millbrae to Antioch) will run between San Francisco and the East Bay. Riders heading from San Francisco towards Richmond, Berryessa, and Dublin will need to transfer. Yellow Line trains will not serve SFO. Southbound Yellow line (Antioch to Millbrae) trains will run to Millbrae, stopping at all stations except SFO.
The Blue line will operate from Bay Fair to Dublin only. If travelling from San Francisco, Dublin-bound riders need to transfer at MacArthur to a Berryessa (Orange line) bound train and then transfer to a Dublin (Blue line) train at Bay Fair to complete their trip. These transfers will be timed meets to reduce travel time.
The Orange line (Richmond to Berryessa) will also run hourly to coincide with the other trains. Riders coming from San Francisco who need to transfer to a Richmond-bound train will do so at MacArthur; riders who need to transfer to a Berryessa-bound train (or Dublin) will do so at 12th Street. These transfers will be timed meets to reduce travel time. BART to OAK service will not be operating after regular BART hours.
Avoid lines, get Clipper in advance
Each rider 5 and older needs their own Clipper card to pay for BART fare.
For those who already have Clipper, make sure you have your roundtrip fare loaded (lines will be long at the station).
If you don’t already have a Clipper card, save $3 per plastic card, and add Clipper to your phone’s digital wallet for free. No app required. You can instantly load cash value with your Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
For step-by-step instructions on how to add a new Clipper card to your phone, please go to Clipper's Apple Pay page or Google Pay page for more information.
Parking
Parking is free on Sunday, except at Berryessa/North San Jose and Milpitas stations, which are owned and operated by VTA and parking fees are enforced on 7 days a week, including holidays. Monday, January 1, will also be free parking, excpet at Berryessa/North San Jose and Milpitas stations.
You can leave your car at BART lots overnight if necessary.
Stay Safe
Save these numbers in your phone:
- 510-200-0992 to text BART Police dispatch to discreetly report criminal activity
- 510-464-7000 to call BART Police in an emergency (It’s faster than calling 911)
We also offer the free the BART Watch app--a free mobile app available on the App Store and Google Play that allows you to quickly and discreetly report criminal or suspicious activity directly to BART Police.
You can reach the train operator using call buttons in each car. On old cars the button is at the end of the car, on new cars, the call button is by the side doors.
Note your train car number when contacting police or the train operator. The train number is located above the doors on the inside of each end of the train car.
BART will have extra safety staff working on New Year’s Eve to have more staff on trains, on platforms and inside stations.
Sunday Service on New Year's Day
New Year’s Day, January 1, 2024, will be a regular Sunday schedule with service running 8am until midnight.
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 Offers 12% Raise in Last Best and Final Offer, Unions Won't Strike Monday
BART General Manager Grace Crunican issued the following statement after BART offered its last best and final proposal and the unions announced they will not strike on Monday: “We have been working with our unions on labor negotiations since April 1st and tonight I gave a last best and final offer to the
Bikes on trains: Experiences of other big cities offer lessons for BART commute pilot
Image of penny-farthing bike by plaisanter via Flickr By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer On a warm summer day in 1897, a young lady pedaled through the parks of Chicago. A “wheel craze” was sweeping the nation as tall penny-farthing bicycles gave way to chain-drive, smaller-wheeled “safety bicycles."
Take BART to Oakland Museum of California grand re-opening May 1-2
Celebrate with OMCA! The newly transformed Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) opens Saturday, May 1, with 31 hours of continuous, round-the-clock free programs and events. The weekend promises non-stop entertainment, activities, and fun for visitors of all ages. Festivities begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 1
Single tracking alert: BART replacing traction power cable between Hayward and South Hayward stations
BART’s effort to replace aging traction power cables is expanding in Alameda County. Work is happening on various section of the trackway between the Coliseum and Union City stations to replace 34.5kV (kilovolt) cables that have come to the end of their design lives. These electrical cables must be replaced
BART Board hosts night meeting on Nov 17 discussing transit coordination and other items
The BART Board of Directors on Thursday, November 17th will hold its fifth night meeting of the year. The Board this year is prioritizing holding several evening meetings to encourage greater public participation. The public can attend and comment in person or virtually. The public portion of the November
Take BART to the Coliseum for the A's-Giant's series 8/20/21-8/22/21!
BART is here and ready for all A's and Giants fans heading to the Oakland Coliseum to attend the Bay Bridge Series this weekend. BART operates until around midnight on weekdays and Saturdays, meaning fans attending Friday's game (6:40 pm first pitch) will be able to ride BART back home after the game and the