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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
Clipper card transition is final on Dec. 22
EZ Rider cards will no longer work for fare payment at any BART faregates Wednesday, December 22, marks the date when EZ Rider cards will no longer be accepted at any faregates for fare payment on BART. For several months, BART has prepared customers for the transition and urged them to switch to a Clipper
Extensive San Francisco elevator project continues
On Monday, January 5, 2009, BART began a major elevator project replacing the street-level elevator enclosures at the Civic Center, Embarcadero, Montgomery and Powell Street BART/Muni Metro stations. This elevator enclosure replacement work is necessary to extend the life of the equipment and improve the
Parking changes at Fremont Station
As part of the Warm Springs Extension, Stage 3 of construction at Fremont Station will begin the week of January 6, 2014, in the southwest parking lot. This work will involve construction of a trackway embankment as well as a new overpass over Walnut Avenue and will require significant changes to parking at
Witnesses, next-of-kin sought in death of man found unconscious at Civic Center Station
BART Police Department (PD) Investigators continue to seek witnesses and are now searching for the next of kin for the victim who has been identified as 45-year-old Sam White. Mr. White, who was found unconscious by a Civic Center Station Agent on Friday, March 9, 2012, died on April 22, 2012 at San Francisco
Final environmental report for proposed extension to Livermore now available
BART has completed the Final Program Environmental Impact Report (FPEIR) for an extension between the Dublin/Pleasanton Station and the City of Livermore. The FPEIR consists of a "Response to Comments" (Volume 2) which publishes BART's replies to public comments about the project together with the previously
Temporary changes to entrance at Orinda Station
As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, BART is in the process of strengthening Orinda Station to withstand future earthquakes. On February 7, 2014 work will begin on column structures at the entrance of the station that will temporarily limit access to the station for approximately three months
As Fleet of the Future grows, plan for retiring legacy fleet takes shape
BY MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer With a steady flow of new Fleet of the Future trains arriving in 2019, BART is planning what to do with the fleet of the past – the “legacy” train cars that have served the Bay Area with many dating to the start of BART in 1972. There’s lots of public interest in what
Station Profile Study - 2008
The 2008 Station Profile Study is a massive compilation of statistics from a weekday survey conducted in spring 2008 to update data last collected in 1998. Maps illustrating travel patterns also are available in separate PDF files at the bottom of this page. Download the Study (3.1MB .pdf) More than 50,000
Restrooms now open at Montgomery and Lake Merritt
BART reopened two more underground restrooms on June 28th as BART continues to focus on improving the rider experience with new amenities. All-gender restrooms at Montgomery Street Station in San Francisco and Lake Merritt Station in Oakland are now open for use with the addition of restroom attendants, who