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Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) employees and riders following the smoke incident that tragically caused one death and several injuries. As at WMATA, safety is our top priority at BART, which is why we are closely monitoring what

BART is currently hiring for Transit Vehicle Electronic Technicians (TVET), a rewarding career that helps keep our system safe and reliable. BART is hosting a career fair on Monday, January 4, 2016, to help recruit for this position that blends technical knowledge and troubleshooting ability with practical

SFO ridership up 56% compared to first year of service BART passengers have broken ridership records to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) during the Christmas travel season for the fourth year in a row. 62,400 people used BART's SFO train-to-plane connection between December 21st and December 27th

BART unions have issued a strike notice and there may be no BART service as early as Monday, August 5. While we are working hard at the negotiation table to avoid a strike, in the event one is called by the unions, we urge Bay Area residents to plan ahead. Whether you ride BART, use other public transit

BART will run longer trains on Saturday, Aug. 23, to accommodate the thousands of sports fans attending the SF Giants-San Diego Padres match-up at 1:05 p.m. and the Oakland Raiders-Arizona Cardinals 6 p.m. preseason game at McAfee Coliseum stadium. As an added service, after the football game BART will add

The BART Board of Directors has unanimously approved a $2.3 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) which begins July 1, 2018. The FY19 budget emphasizes system cleanliness and safety and funds hundreds of millions of dollars in major system reinvestments. The FY19 budget does not include any changes to

Many trains will be longer to accommodate crowds On Tuesday, July 4, 2006, BART will operate on a Sunday schedule. However, BART will keep trains on the Dublin and Richmond lines between eight and ten cars long most of the day to accommodate crowds going to the various sporting events, such as the Oakland A's

BART is taking new steps to highlight the diversity of our ridership and to make sure everyone feels welcome on the transit system. The “Bay Area Rides Together” campaign includes 280 posters that have been placed inside our trains. The signs focus on a central theme, “on this train, everyone is welcome.”

At about 5:20pm on Sunday, November 3, 2019 BART Transportation Supervisor John O’Connor was working Coliseum Station to help with crowd control after the Raiders game. O'Connor was on the platform ensuring riders stayed away from the yellow safety strip when an intoxicated male accidentally miss-stepped and

The Bay Area turned to BART in near record numbers during the closure of the westbound Bay Bridge Saturday and Sunday. Sunday’s unofficial numbers, just released this morning, show about 178,000 people rode BART yesterday. That’s compared to 121,000 the previous Sunday and 112,700 on Sunday, February 5