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No negative balances allowed; riders can add Clipper value at Add Fare machines
Starting October 5, 2013, BART will require Clipper customers to have full fare on their Clipper cards to complete a ride on BART. Clipper card users will no longer be allowed to exit a BART station with a negative balance on their Clipper card. Just like with a BART blue ticket, those with Clipper cards that
Powell Street Station modernization continues until September 2012
BART has started asbestos removal work within the Powell Street BART Station. BART is 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 is
Longer trains on May 10th for Kaboom, Giants
BART operates longer trains Saturday, May 10th to serve the crowds attending the KFOG "KaBoom! 2008" Fireworks Show and the San Francisco Giants game. "KaBoom organizers expect 350,000 people at its annual show," BART Board President Gail Murray said. "Add that crowd with the thousands of Giant's fans heading
Temporary weekend closure of Dublin/Pleasanton Station
BART will temporarily close the Dublin/Pleasanton Station August 18th and 19th as part of the construction process for a new station and transit village in West Dublin/Pleasanton. Passengers should use the Castro Valley Station to ride BART during the closures. STATION CLOSURE DATES & TIMES BART will close
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
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
Public feedback on temporary fare rollback collected in report
MIG report: Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options Public Participation Summary Report (1109k .pdf) Title VI Assessment of Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options (362k .pdf) Executive Summary of the Title VI Assessment of Proposed Temporary Fare Reduction Options (22k .pdf) BART projects a $4.5 million
"Spare the Air" Free Morning Commute wins Environmental Award
BART is honored along with program partners Spare the Air free morning commutes are not only a hit with BART riders, they're award winning too. A coalition of California business, labor and public leaders is honoring the Spare the Air/Free Morning Commute campaign with its "Edmund G. ?Pat' Brown Award" for
Every "Tiny Ticket" counts
It's Tiny Tickets time again! BART and the East Bay Community Foundation are sponsoring a contest to make this the most exciting and productive Tiny Tickets effort yet. Once again, local nonprofits will be asking you to search high and low for all those low value BART tickets taking up space in your purses