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BART Police Adopt Policy for Interactions with Transgender People
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer BART Police have adopted a recommendation from the Citizen Review Board for police interactions with transgender people. "This policy is a reflection of our commitment to the community policing philosophy," BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey said Wednesday. "Taking the
Ride safe! Tips for avoiding accidents and injuries on BART
Your safety is our top priority at BART. However, accidents can happen even in the safest system. We have developed this video to show tips that can be used by riders to reduce their chance of an accident, such as not being distracted by texting or using other devices on your way to catch a train. Watch this
BART adds longer trains for "KaBoom" Sky Concert
BART will operate longer trains this Saturday, May 21, to serve the estimated 250,000 people attending the 12th annual KFOG "KaBoom" Sky Concert at Piers 30-32 (Embarcadero & Brannan, near SBC Park) on the San Francisco waterfront. After the concert, additional trains will be kept on standby to help handle
BART to run longer trains for officers' memorial service
BART will run longer trains to accommodate those traveling to Oakland’s Oracle Arena on Friday, March 27, to attend the memorial for the four Oakland police officers who were slain last Saturday. Services to honor Sergeant Mark Dunakin, Sergeant Ervin Romans, Sergeant Daniel Sakai and Officer John Hege will
BART service resumes following earlier computer problem
Read the update from Thursday March 14th into the cause of the network problem here. Monday March 11th Update At 2:45 am on Saturday we experienced a computer network failure. The failure was software related at one switch that is part of a complex computer network. As a result, trains were not dispatched
BART will operate on a regular Saturday schedule on Labor Day
On Labor Day, Monday, September 3rd, BART will operate on a regular Saturday schedule. There will be no overnight BART service from 1 a.m. ? 4 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, September 4th even though the Bay Bridge will be closed during this time. Regular BART weekday service will resume Tuesday, September
BART to run longer trains for holiday shoppers & travelers
Regular Sunday Service Scheduled for Christmas Day BART will run longer trains on the line servicing San Francisco International and Oakland International airports as well as popular shopping destinations on Friday, December 23 and Saturday, December 24, 2005. Eight or nine car trains will run on the Dublin
BART's online EZ Rider system back in service
The EZ Rider systems is back in service as of July 6, 2022. The BART EZ Rider system is currently down. We are hoping to get the system back in service before the end of the week (July 8, 2022). This impacts BART’s EZ Rider Parking program and the Airport Employee Discount Program. Users will be unable to
"Spare the Air," sports events, boost BART ridership
Three consecutive "Spare the Air" days in a week of high temperatures, along with sporting events, have helped boost ridership on BART to the highest numbers in more than a year, excluding during the planned and emergency closures of the Bay Bridge in 2009. On Wednesday -- this week's first Spare the Air day
BART launches new safety initiative to remove potentially dangerous trees
BART is moving forward with a critical preventative maintenance effort to protect the system from trees that could be knocked down into the trackway during severe weather. The program will result in more than 200 trees being removed or cut back along multiple service lines. The work is happening now so the trees with the greatest potential to impact BART are removed well before winter storms arrive in the Bay Area. Last year tree failure derailed two trains and delayed train service a minimum of seven times. Tens of thousands of riders were delayed during those incidents but luckily none resulted in injuries.
The tree removal work starts in July and will continue into November. More tree removal work is expected in 2024 but details are still being finalized. To allow the work to happen in the safest manner possible, service will be impacted at the following locations on the dates listed below.
| Location | Dates | Service Impacts |
| Pleasant Hill-Concord | 7/23, 7/30, 8/6 | Service reduced to one track with delays up to 10 minutes |
| Union City-Fremont | 8/26-27, 9/9-10, 9/23-24 | Free buses replace trains between Union City and Fremont. Delays up to 30 minutes. |
| Balboa Park-Daly City | 8/27, 9/10 | Service reduced to one track with delays of 10-15 minutes. |
| Pleasant Hill-Concord | 10/14-15, 10/28-29 | Free buses replace trains between Pleasant Hill and Concord. Delays up to 30 minutes. |
| Hayward-Union City | 11/5 | Service reduced to one track with delays of up to 20 minutes. |
| Glen Park-Daly City | 12/2-3 | Free buses replace trains between Glen Park and Daly City. Delays up to 30 minutes. |
During bus bridge weekends BART will make the most of its time in the trackway by deploying additional crews to perform track improvement work. This work will include replacing worn rail, destressing rail so it can better cope with extreme temperatures, brightening stations, and other maintenance projects.
This is the largest hazardous tree removal effort in BART’s history. Ongoing identification and removal of hazardous trees will be required yearly to continue to mitigate risks of tree failure impacting service and endangering public safety. You can learn more on our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.