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You have an opportunity to shape the future of BART's website! Just take a few moments to complete a brief online survey and help us better understand how you use www.bart.gov and what features you'd like to see here in the future. The survey is totally anonymous and your browser will be directed back to our

Update on BART's actions following the January 1 shooting

Since 1972, BART has built its solid reputation as a transportation leader dedicated to providing safe and reliable transportation to the communities that we serve. It has been our history to face problems and take corrective action. While we cannot reverse the shooting of Oscar Grant, we can take every

BART resumes regular service hours Tuesday

BART resumes regular hours on Tuesday after running limited round-the-clock service for five nights while the Bay Bridge was closed for the switch to a new eastern span. BART ridership was over 1.85 million trips from Wednesday-Sunday (final Monday figures will be available Tuesday afternoon), a 23% increase

BART agrees to 9 day extension of union contracts

Updates and options in the event of a BART strike >> Sign up to receive official BART news and updates via email >> Follow us at twitter.com/sfbart >> Late on the evening of June 27th, BART agreed to extend the contracts with its two largest unions nine days past the June 30 contract expiration. The extension

BART to participate in statewide earthquake drill Thursday

BART will be among the more than 10 million participants of the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill tomorrow, Thursday, October 15, 2015. At 10:15 am, BART engineers will trigger an earthquake alarm that will automatically slow trains to 27 miles per hour and the Operations Control Center will make

BART customers shatter previous ridership records

437,200 riders following emergency Bay Bridge closure Tuesday evening's emergency closure of the Bay Bridge resulted in the highest ridership day since train service began 37 years ago. Yesterday, trains carried 437,200 customers - easily shattering the previous record of 405,400 riders set on September 8

BART seeks public comment on extension to Livermore

On Thursday, November 5, BART will release its Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (DPEIR) for an extension between the Dublin/Pleasanton Station and the City of Livermore. The goal of extending BART to Livermore is to increase mobility to, from, and through the Tri-Valley region. As added benefits, a

Everything found in BART’s 30-year-old time capsule

The plaque for the 1992 time capsule., 1992 Time Capsule.jpeg, An assortment of the items found in the capsule., R65_4011.JPG, Dirt from the Market Street Subway groundbreaking, 1967., R65_4013.JPG, A circuit board from the Operations Control Center., R65_4016.JPG, A coaster from the 1991 groundbreaking of Dublin/Pleasanton and West Pittsburg stations., R65_4015.JPG, A cassette tape featuring a KCBS special on BART for its 20th anniversary, R65_4017.JPG, An Automatic Train Control component., R65_4020.JPG, Source code for the Computer Automatic Block System., R65_4024.JPG, A 20th anniversary t-shirt., R65_4026.JPG, A VHS Tape documenting the 1991 BART extension., R65_4027.JPG, A survey marker from BART’s construction., R65_4029.JPG
Thirty years ago, on BART’s twentieth anniversary, we buried a time capsule deep in the ground at Lake Merritt Station and Plaza in Oakland.Until rece

Take BART to SF Pride Celebration

The 36th Annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade and Celebration hits the streets Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25. Join the party all weekend long at San Francisco's Civic Center. SF Pride is two days of music, food and fun?all for free! The celebration area will open Saturday from noon until 6 p.m. and