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Entrance Closure Alert: Powell Street Station entrance at 5th and Market closed 1/10/22 for work on new escalator canopy
On Monday, January 10, 2022, our contractor will build a work enclosure around the 5th Street and Market Street entrance to Powell Street Station. The entrance on the southwest side of the station will be closed off to public access for approximately six months while a new protective escalator canopy is built
Entrance closure alert: Powell St. Station entrance at Market and 4th St. closed 4/24/23 for work on new canopy
On Monday, April 24th, 2023, our contractor will build a work enclosure around the Market Street and 4th Street entrance to Powell St. Station near the Station Agent booth. This entrance on the south side of the station will be closed off to public access for approximately six months while a new protective
On the front line of customer service: Station Agents see it all
Station Agents are the face of BART for many riders but the position might be one of the most misunderstood in the agency. On the latest edition of our podcast series "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we take an in-depth look at Station Agents and the challenges they face on the job. Great customer service
Meet the Fleet: Simulator helps operators prepare to usher in new fleet
By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer When Michael Patchen trained to be a BART train operator, lessons involved mimeographed handouts, lots of lectures, and taking turns at “seat time,” learning to drive a real train in the overnight hours. “It was a lot more primitive than what we have now,” said
Parsons Brinckerhoff
1956: The Parsons Brinckerhoff Report outlines plans for the regional transit system that will become BART.
Office of Civil Rights - Small Business Outreach
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District History
1957: The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is officially formed by the California State Legislature.
Fremont Flyer
1972: On October 2, a computer failure sends the “Fremont Flyer” off the tracks, leading to a redesign of BART train control.
North Concord Opens
1995: BART expands to North Concord/Martinez, the first of four extensions that would open in the next 18 months.