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Juvenile suspect under arrest following fatal shooting
BART Police have arrested a 16-year-old homicide suspect wanted for fatally shooting a 17-year-old female last night outside the West Oakland Station. Shortly before 1 p.m., working in conjunction with BART Police, Oakland Police took the male suspect into custody. The shooting occurred at 10:30 p.m. in the
Board dedicates inflation-based fare increases to new trains; OKs demand-based parking
The BART Board of Directors voted today to continue its inflation-based fare increase program, which is dedicated to paying for new trains and other system improvements needed to continue reliable, safe and clean train service for the Bay Area. The Board also approved a demand-based parking program which
Uptown Oakland and 19th St. Station awarded grant for improvement project
A multi-million-dollar improvement project to aid in the continued transformation of the Uptown neighborhood of Oakland, and the BART station located there, was given a boost this week from a federal grant to make modernization and safety upgrades to the area. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced
Embarcadero Station escalator closed for replacement
On Tuesday, March 15th, the easternmost platform escalator inside the Embarcadero Station will be closed as BART’s escalator contractor works to replace the escalator with a new escalator. Work will begin with the installation of a barricade around the escalator unit. The barricade will create a safe
Lake Merritt 50th Anniversary Celebration
BART fan Charlie pulls an item from the 1992 time capsule onstage during BART’s 50th Anniversary Celebration and Family Fun Festival.
New entrance and walkway at Balboa Park Station
The roughly 12,000 BART customers who use the Balboa Park Station on a daily basis now have better, safer connections to City College, Muni and the schools, businesses and homes in the neighborhood. Today marked the completion of the new, better lighted walkway on the western side of the Station. BART Board
Longer trains for Carnaval, Sunday service on Memorial Day
BART will run longer trains to carry the large crowds going to and from SF Carnaval festivities, the Giants versus Arizona games and other Memorial Day events this weekend. SF Carnaval Just Steps Away from BART SF Carnaval is one of the biggest multicultural events in California. Organizers urge the thousands
Transbay Tube retrofit work wraps up early ending late night single tracking
BART passengers traveling through the Transbay Tube during the mid-week late-night, will no longer endure single-tracking delays caused by earthquake retrofit work as BART engineers have completed one phase of the important project ahead of schedule. In March, BART began work installing heavy steel plates