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Minor BART schedule changes on Monday, September 13

BART is making some minor schedule changes on Monday, September 13, 2010. The new schedule will reduce some transfer times at McArthur Station, move a transfer location in Downtown Oakland and shorten two evening runs on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line. Cutting 17 minutes from your wait at MacArthur If you're

Chinese New Year parade brings BART record ridership

229,583 riders on Saturday - highest in historyf The numbers are in, and lfast Saturday BART saw the highest ridership it's ever had for a Saturday in its nearly 35-year history. On Saturday, March 3, 2007, 229,583 people rode BART to attend the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco. That's about 42% more

BART Board approves budget focused on service improvements

With record ridership stretching BART resources as never before, the Board of Directors voted today to direct money to initiatives designed to increase train passenger capacity and to improve on-time performance. “Until the new Fleet of the Future train cars begin to be phased into service over the next few

Robert Powers is selected as BART’s General Manager

Today the BART Board of Directors unanimously appointed Robert “Bob” Powers to take over as BART’s tenth General Manager. Powers, a professional engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the public transportation industry overseeing major infrastructure projects and transportation programs, had been

BART to beef up train service October 1 and 2

BART will double length of some trains and add extra service During the weekend of October 1 and 2, BART will lengthen some trains and add extra train service to selected routes in order to get people across the Bay quickly instead of facing the agonizing traffic delays that will result from the planned Bay

BART board approves expansion of fare inspection teams

The BART Board of Directors voted 7-2 to hire 10 additional fare inspectors and expand the teams to nights and weekends. Fare inspectors increase police presence on-board trains and platforms, deter fare evasion, encourage compliance over time, and help send a message of customer equity- that everyone must

Check out the new BART to Antioch train!

BART invites the public to climb aboard its sleek new Diesel-powered train on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 from 5 pm to 7 pm at BART’s Maintenance Facility located at the end of Sunset Drive in Antioch. The state-of-the-art, environmentally friendly Diesel trains is expected start carrying passengers in 2018

BART announces Monday's Spare the Air ridership results

BART is projecting at least an 8% increase in ridership today as a result of the fourth Spare the Air free transit day of 2006. That means at least 26,000 more people took BART than usual. Total ridership for Monday, July 17 is estimated to be 349,000. The 26,000 figure is a conservative estimate based on

Pleasant Hill BART Station bike/pedestrian shortcut considered

A bicycle/pedestrian shortcut path at the Pleasant Hill BART Station will be considered by the Walnut Creek City Council at a meeting on Tuesday, July 15, at 7 p.m., in the Council Chambers at 1666 N. Main St., Walnut Creek. Contra Costa County proposes to construct a trail along the north side of the BART

A Message from BART General Manager about Labor Dispute

Issues of Dispute The issues of dispute in the breakdown between management and our unions are the same now as they have been during the last six months – no agreement on wages and critical work rules that drive daily scheduling, work assignments, use of technology and the ability of BART to adopt industry