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Earthquake Safety work on two stairwells at Hayward Station
As part of our systemwide Earthquake Safety Program, BART will begin strengthening both stairwells at the Hayward Station to better withstand future earthquakes. Beginning February 2017 work areas will be enclosed and you may see personnel and large equipment accessing the site. The work will involve
Immediate repair work begins on traction power cables between El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte stations
BART has expanded our repairs to failed electrical lines that are critical for maintaining train service to now include the area between El Cerrito Plaza and El Cerrito del Norte station. This critical infrastructure work along the Richmond line was started in January 2021 at the North Berkeley station. This
September's skyrocketing ridership: 3 weekdays of 400,000-plus riders
Riders drawn by BART’s 95% or better on time performance standard are flocking to the transit system in September, pushing weekday ridership past the 400,000-plus milestone for the third time this month, including more than 415,000 trips Monday, September 10. “Record ridership is great for the Bay Area. It
Next phase of eBART/State Route 4 Widening Project celebrated with groundbreaking
State, regional and local officials joined BART, Caltrans, and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) Friday, Oct. 5, to celebrate the next phase of the State Route 4 Widening Project and “eBART,” BART’s new rail service to eastern Contra Costa County. The ceremonial event marked the ground-breaking
Station Profile Study
BART’s largest customer survey, the Station Profile Survey, was most recently conducted in spring 2015. Nearly 44,000 weekday customer interviews were completed, covering topics such as access modes to stations, origin and destination locations, and demographics. The 2015 study used a new methodology –
Security grille replacement Bay Fair Station Dec. 2014
Starting the first week of December, 2014 we will remove and replace the security grilles at the entrance to Bay Fair station. The replacement work will be done on one entrance at a time. The entrance will be closed for approximately two weeks while the work is completed. We realize that this will be
Escalator and canopy program update
The BART Board’s Operations, Safety, and Workforce Committee today heard an update (presentation linked to below) on plans to renovate or replace escalators at some of the system’s busiest stations as well as install protective canopies in downtown San Francisco. The plan represents the first major overhaul
Rockridge Tree Replacement
In 2017, BART conducted a Rockridge Station Hazard Tree Assessment by Certified Arborists of the International Society of Arboriculture. The Arborist report recommends BART remove hazard-trees adjacent to the parking lots of the station to maintain public safety. The identified hazards include 16 red ironbark
Proof of payment required starting in 2018
Chinese (在中文) Spanish (En Español) Starting in 2018, BART will require proof of payment inside the paid area of stations and on-board trains. Any person inside the paid area of BART must be prepared to show a magnetic stripe ticket or Clipper card with valid fare. The BART Board of Directors passed the proof