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Lafayette track rebuilding project update and time-lapse construction video
Work resumes this weekend on a critical track rebuilding project near the Lafayette Station. There will be a track shutdown between the Orinda and Walnut Creek stations on Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29. Free buses will replace trains between those stations and riders should anticipate delays
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
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
Update: Transbay Tube work not needed this weekend; no schedule impact expected
UPDATE: The single-tracking for maintenance work that had been anticipated for the weekend of June 11-12 on the Transbay Tube will not be necessary, so customers do not need to plan for the scheduled delays that had been expected earlier. The past two weekends, May 28-30 and June 4-5, single-tracking was done
My Data Review
On January 6, 2023, some BART records were posted on the Dark Web. This data did not include ridership databases, or core financial information. Although individual notices have been provided to persons involved in the incident offering identify protection services, some records are more than 20 years old
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