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Update 10/15/25 10:00am: A 15-year-old male juvenile has been taken into custody in connection with the shooting that happened September 16 aboard a BART train that was approaching Fruitvale Station. A charging packet has been submitted to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Charges include attempt murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and willful discharge of a firearm. The incident left a 16-year-old victim with non-life-threatening injuries. This remains an active investigation.

Update 09/17/25, 9:45am: BART PD continues to investigate and process evidence related to last night's shooting.  The victim, a 15-year-old-male, sustained non-life-threatening injures. BART PD located a person of interest last night but determined the person was not involved in the incident. 

BART PD is working with partner law enforcement agencies to identify and locate the suspect. If you have any information on this incident please call the BART PD Anonymous tip line at  510-464-7011. 

09/16/25, 9:13pm: The BART Police Department is investigating a shooting with non-life-threatening injuries that occurred on a northbound train approaching Fruitvale Station at about 7:30pm Tuesday evening. The 15-year-old victim was transported to a local hospital and is reported to be in stable condition.

BART PD are actively searching for a suspect. Preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect and victim were likely known to each other. The incident caused minor delays to service and the incident train was taken out of service and moved to another location for evidence processing. The shooting remains the focus of an active investigation.

Successful Fall 2025 Open Houses about potential Transit-Oriented Development at Fremont Station

Update 11/3/25 - We want to thank the over 200 community members and riders who took time to provide thoughtful ideas for potential transit-oriented development (TOD) on a portion of Fremont Station’s surface parking lots. We enjoyed interacting with everyone at the two open houses in September and October (Open House Flyer - 說明會 - 公告 - Jornada de puertas abiertas - anuncio). The input received will help shape Fremont Station’s TOD by establishing goals and objectives to guide BART, the City, and the future developer. 

Open House Boards - 說明會 - 展示板 - Jornada de puertas abiertas - tablero

What’s next? BART will pursue development in two phases. The first phase will consist of developing about 8 acres on the east side of the station near Mowry Avenue, which is currently being used for BART parking. The goal is to solicit developer interest in Spring 2026, analyze their responses through a competitive process, and obtain approval of the selected developer from BART’s Board of Directors about six months later. Once complete, the selected developer, BART, and the City of Fremont will engage with BART riders, community members, and other stakeholders throughout the TOD design and permitting process.

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Questions? Email Principal Property Development Officer Matt Lewis at [email protected] 

UPDATE: August 28

On Aug 29th, construction in the bus area for the Fruitvale Accessibility Improvement Project will be complete, and buses will return to their normal locations, as shown in the table and first map below using bus stop numbers. Bus stop numbers will also be posted at the bus stops. 

Bus stops A1 to A7 are located along the west side of the station, with A1 closest to 35th Ave and A7 closest to the BART garage. Bus stops B1 to B3 are located on the bus island. Signs will be posted at each stop showing the Bus Stop number.

UPDATE: August 8

On Aug 9th, the final construction phase of the Fruitvale Accessibility Improvement Project will begin and last for approximately 3 weeks. 

Please note: There are two other projects that will take place at the same time at Fruitvale Station: 

• New faregates will be installed, for more information see the following news item: https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2024/news20240801
• And murals will be painted on trackway columns. 

During this construction phase the following changes will occur: 

The passenger loading zone will move to the left side taxi area, and taxis will move back in the same lane. The diagonal parking to the north of the passenger loading zone will be reserved for 15 Minute Waiting. 

Buses will move back into the station area from E. 12th Street and the bus island will remain closed for construction. Temporary bus locations for this phase are shown by Bus Stop number in the second map and table below. 

Bus stops A1 to A7 are located along the west side of the station, with A1 closest to 35th Ave and A7 closest to the BART garage. Bus stops B1 to B3 are located on the bus island. Signs will be posted at each stop showing the Bus Stop number.

Note: the information below was originally published on July 3

Construction for the next phase of the Fruitvale Station Accessibility Improvements Project will begin on Monday, July 8, 2024 and last for approximately six weeks. The first phase will take place from July 8th to July 14th, and the second phase will take place from July 15th to August 9th.

During the first phase, the following temporary changes will occur: 

• AC Transit Route 51A and 851 will move to the Passenger Loading Zone
• Passenger Loading will move to the taxi zone on the left side of Oscar Grant Way
• Taxis will move to the southern portion of the zone

During the second phase, the following temporary changes will occur:

• All buses will move to E. 12th Street. Bus lines will be located as follows (see third map below): 

Parking: BART parking is typically reserved for riders parking and using BART. However, since parking along E. 12th Street will be removed for buses during this phase, BART is offering non BART riders the ability to park at BART during the closure. Parking is only available in the Daily Fee area on Garage levels 3-5, and the surface lot north of Fruitvale Avenue. Daily Fee parking payment must be made via the BART Official App; payment should be made when the customer parks. . A Clipper Card number is required to buy Daily Fee parking on the app; learn more about how to obtain a free clipper card here: Clipper and Pay by Phone | Bay Area Rapid Transit (bart.gov). Daily Fee parking at Fruitvale is $3.55/day on weekdays and includes the City of Oakland parking tax. Customers who do not pay for parking may be subject to citation. Daily Fee parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis and at your own risk.

Map of Fruitvale parking locations:https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/2023-10/BART%20Parking%20Fruitvale.pdf

How to pay for parking on the BART Official App: https://www.bart.gov/guide/parking/payment

As shown in the second map below, to get to the Phase 2 temporary bus locations, exit the station and turn right. Walk through the pedestrian street to E. 12th St. 

Bus stops C1 to C3 will be on E. 12th St to the left, C4 and C5 will be on the right. 

Bus stops D1 and D2 will be on the opposite side of E.12th St to the left, and D3 to D5 will be to the right. 

This construction is part of the Accessibility Improvement Program (AIP), which improves accessibility in and around BART stations to better meet the needs of people with disabilities, including replacement or upgrade of ramps, sidewalks and accessible paths, bus and passenger loading zones, as well as handrails, wall protrusion detection, wheelchair-accessible phones, TTY devices, courtesy phones, and elevator lobby lighting.

For campers at Urban Adventure Camps, the day begins and ends at BART.  

The summer camp takes children ages eight through fifteen on daily field trips to some of the coolest spots in the Bay Area – museums, aquariums, botanic gardens, zoos glass blowing studios. No matter the activity, the campers take public transportation to get there. Depending on the session, home base is Rockridge, North Berkeley, or Lafayette stations.  

Riding transit for the campers isn’t just a “get from point A to point B” situation. For these energetic youngins, hopping on a train or bus or ferry is an adventure in and of itself. And while they explore the Bay – no cramped van or private bus or traffic jam required – they're gaining independence and learning how to navigate the vibrant region where they live.  

“It’s really fun to ride BART,” said Henry Wernli at Rockridge Station, rearing to hop on BART and start the day. The day's itinerary: take BART to 12th St./Oakland Station, catch an AC Transit bus to Jack London Square, hop on the San Francisco Bay Ferry, and walk to the Exploratorium.  

Wernli likes how the new train cars look – their colorful seats and big windows – and thinks riding BART is exciting. He also knows it’s important to know how to navigate the Bay Area, how to read maps, and understand timetables.  

“Riding transit is a good learning experience for when you’re older and you need to go to school or work,” he said. “It’s way better than driving.” 

When all fifteen campers arrived at the station, the kids could barely contain their energy as they flew toward the fare gates, ready to get on a train and start the day.  

Urban Adventure Camps founder and director Mike Dobson reminded campers not to run ahead while he handed each of them their Clipper BayPass cards to tap through the fare gates.  

Dobson reached out to BART to learn about BayPass because having to reload so many campers’ Clipper cards was a tedious process. A single Urban Adventures camper takes anywhere between 25 to 35 transit trips a week. With five groups of fifteen campers running at a time, that’s a collective 2,250 total trips a week! 

BayPass is the Bay Area’s all-in-one transit card that lets you take unlimited rides on all regional transit services. Organizations pay a flat fee for the service, and their employees, students – and in this case, campers – can ride as much local transit as they want. 

“Counselors used to have to carry a credit card and cash in their packs in case they needed to reload campers’ cards at a station,” Dobson said. “BayPass is easy. We’re not worried about how much is on the card. It lets us move quicker and smoother.”  

Dobson said the campers love riding transit, and parents that may have been hesitant at first "see the kids having fun and jump onboard.” 

“I’d never ridden BART before this camp,” said camper Eloise Lanzisera. She’s learned “it’s very useful when you’re trying to get somewhere quickly.”  

Added Amani Gilligan, “When you get on BART you can have so many adventures, and there’s no traffic so if you want to go to a movie, you won’t be late.” 

“And it’s honestly really safe,” chimed Terra Williams. “You have a bunch of security and cameras.”  

Ella Whalen is just glad she doesn’t have to walk too much. “I like taking transit because it goes faster. Walking sometimes it makes my legs hurt because I play tennis a lot.”  

And for Wernli, riding BART is “doing your part” to help the earth.  

“Transit like BART saves the planet because it doesn’t make fumes,” he said before launching into an explanation of greenhouse gases and climate change. “BART is a really good thing.”  

In late May / early June, the entrance to Montgomery Street Station at Sansome and Sutter Streets will be closed for the construction of a new canopy. The entrance is expected to remain closed until early 2025.

Six other entrances to Montgomery St. will remain open (please see the map below).

BART plans to construct a total of 21 street-level canopies over downtown station entrances.  BART has completed construction of 10 units (including 2 pilot canopies) with 4 more canopies currently under construction and 7 additional canopies to be constructed through 2026.  These entrance canopies will protect the new escalator equipment and reduce maintenance costs.  In addition, canopies will include wayfinding, lighting, real-time information, and security cameras on Market Street.  

Simultaneously, BART is replacing escalator units in the four downtown stations.   These escalators are original to the BART system and have outlived their expected mechanical life, frequently requiring repairs.  In 2020, BART began the escalator renovation project to replace 41 escalators at the four downtown stations on both platform and street levels.  To date, BART has completed installation of 10 units, 4 are currently under construction, and there are 27 remaining escalator units to be completed through 2026.  

The week of September 3rd, BART will begin the installation of Next Generation Fare Gates on the concourse level of 24th Street/Mission Station. The first set of gates to be replaced will be those located next to the Station Agent Booth closest to 24th and Mission streets. 

While work happens on installing the first set of Next Generation Fare Gates, the second array of old gates will remain open for riders. There will be signage to direct riders to the open gates. Once the installation of the first set of new gates is complete, work will begin on the second array.

A temporary barrier will be installed to provide a safe workspace for the installation team as well as to protect riders from construction. Each new array is expected to take about two weeks to install. The latest work comes after BART successfully installed Next Generation Fare Gates at Civic Center, Fruitvale, and West Oakland stations. 

All BART stations will have new fare gates by the end of 2025. You can learn more about BART’s Next Generation Fare Gate project at bart.gov/about/projects/fare-gate. Riders can provide feedback about the new gates at bart.gov/comments.

2:52pm update: BART service has been fully restored between Hayward and Berryessa/North San Jose stations. All 50 stations are open, and both the Orange and Green lines are running.

2:15 pm update: Orange Line service has been fully restored, and all 50 stations are open. Green Line trains are running between Daly City and South Hayward. Green Line riders can transfer to an Orange Line train to reach stations south of South Hayward Station. 

11:18 am update: The cause of today's service disruption is an apparent act of vandalism that resulted in fiber being cut near BART's Hayward Yard. The fiber cut prevents BART from being able to safely run trains. Crews are on scene making repairs. There is no time estimate yet for restoration of normal service between Hayward and Berryessa/North San Jose.   

AC Transit has sent some extra buses to help get people from impacted BART stations to Hayward BART where they can board a train.

BART service has temporarily stopped between Hayward and Berryessa/North San Jose stations due to suspected vandalism of wayside equipment. Passengers should seek alternate means of transportation in the area. Green Line trains are running from Daly City to Bay Fair. Orange Line trains are running from Richmond to Hayward. There is still transbay service.

There are multiple parallel bus lines that can help riders get to another BART station. Extra staff has been sent to help at the stations with no train service. There's currently no estimate for when regular service between Hayward and Berryessa/North San Jose will be restored.

BART ridership continued its steady recovery in October, posting the highest weekday average since the pandemic began. 

Ridership was 10.7% higher than October 2024, with an average of nearly 200,000 weekday riders. In total, passengers took more than 5.3 million trips during the month. On Saturday, October 18, BART recorded 150,000 trips—the highest Saturday ridership since the pandemic. 

Usage of the new Tap and Ride payment system continues to grow. Nearly 10% of all trips in October used Tap and Ride, which allows riders to pay directly at the fare gates with a contactless bank card. Tap and Ride is now the second most-used payment method after Clipper Adult, with usage up 23% from September. 

Special fare programs are also expanding. Clipper START, which offers a 50% fare discount to qualifying low-income riders, saw a 40% increase in usage over last October. Meanwhile, usage of Clipper BayPass, the all-in-one Bay Area transit pass, rose 13.4% in October alone and 138% compared to a year ago.  

BART has been investing in system improvements based on rider feedback, prioritizing safety, cleanliness, and customer experience enhancements. Earlier this year, BART completed installation of stronger, more secure fare gates at all 50 stations and became the first Tap and Ride agency—a system that will soon expand to other local transit agencies through the Next Generation Clipper program. 

These enhancements are making a visible impact. Riders are noting cleaner trains and stations and an increased safety presence throughout the system. 

Despite encouraging ridership gains, BART continues to face a $375 million budget deficit. To close that gap solely with fare revenue, current ridership would need to more than double. BART’s most recent budget forecast projects a 4% ridership increase in 2026. 

BART’s gradual recovery is closely tied to work-from-home trends in the region. While more riders are returning to the system, they are generally taking fewer trips due to remote and hybrid work schedules. 

Additional ridership information is publicly available and posted monthly at this location: https://www.bart.gov/about/reports/ridership