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Daily parking fee to begin at Glen Park Station
A $2 daily fee parking charge will begin in the Glen Park BART station parking lot on Monday, September 30, 2013. The daily fee of $2 will be in effect on weekdays for all parkers, including those with a disabled person parking placard. Parking is free on Saturdays, Sundays and BART Parking Holidays. The 5
Fleet of the Future cars to be assembled in the Bay Area
On June 14, 2019 Bombardier Transportation announced it is opening a rail car assembly site in Pittsburg, California to assemble BART’s Fleet of the Future rail cars. This work, which is currently taking place in upstate New York, will be transferred to the Bay Area over the coming months. The new facility is
Late-night work over next 14 months will strengthen Transbay Tube against a quake
Inside the fabrication building, a custom-built plate-handling vehicle carries a steel plate to be used for reinforcement. By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer In a carefully choreographed late-night dance over the next 14 months, a custom-built truck with cranes attached will roll onto BART tracks
Civic Center elevators temporarily out of service
There will be no elevator access to trains at Civic Center Station from April 30 through May 4. The street elevator at Civic Center Station will be out of service Monday, April 30 through Wednesday, May 2. The platform elevator at Civic Center Station will be out of service Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4
Green and red discount ticket prices increase January 1
On January 1, 2006, the green (seniors 65 and older) and red (disabled/youth) discount tickets will increase in price from $6 to $9. The increased cost is part of an effort to balance BART's budget. The 62.5% discount offered to seniors, disabled and youth remains one of the highest discounts in the nation
Families can “Trunk or Treat” at Fruitvale and Richmond stations 10/28
Children who visit Fruitvale and Richmond stations from 5 pm - 7 pm on Friday, October 28, 2016, will get a special treat from BART’s Police Department. Officers will host BART’s first Halloween “Trunk or Treat” event, a safer alternative to the house-to-house Halloween trick-or-treating tradition. Candy
Powell Street Station modernization continues through Sept. 2012
BART is continuing asbestos removal work within the Powell Street BART Station. BART has been removing existing fireproofing material that was applied to the steel beams installed when the station was built nearly 40 years ago. The common fireproofing material from that time contains traces of asbestos. BART
Improvements in FY12 budget include cleaner seats, noise abatement, escalator work
Cleaner seats, quieter trains and more reliable escalators are some of the benefits in store for BART riders in the proposed Fiscal Year 2012 budget, which be considered by the Board of Directors on Thursday, June 9. The Board will vote on the 2012 budget resolution, a step in the legal process toward making
Update on 11/19 homicide aboard Warm Springs-bound train
(update 11/20/19 11:55 am) At about 1 pm on Tuesday, November 19th BART Police staff was informed of a confrontation between two adult males on a Warm Springs-bound train. The train was held for officers at the South Hayward Station at approximately 1:05 pm. Hayward Police and BART Police officers both
2021 Christmas week schedule and New Year's schedule
This year, Christmas Eve, Friday December 24, 2021, will be a regular weekday schedule (5am-midnight). Christmas Day, Saturday December 25, 2021 will be a Saturday schedule with service running 6am-midnight. There will be no other service adjustments Christmas week. New Year’s Eve, Friday, December 31, 2021