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BART and Shanghai Metro to Develop Sister Agency Affiliation

The BART Board of Directors voted today to authorize the development of a Sister Transit Agency affiliation with Shanghai Metro, the subway system in Shanghai, China. Such an affiliation will help bolster relationships and benefit both urban rapid transit systems and their customers by the mutual sharing of

BART to make largest investment in escalators in decades

The BART Board of Directors at its meeting today approved the single largest contract to replace escalators in BART’s history. The $96.5 million contract is funded by voter-approved Measure RR and will target escalators that regularly malfunction in downtown San Francisco. Dozens of the system’s most heavily

BART to operate Sunday service on Memorial Day

On Monday, May 30, Memorial Day, BART will operate on a regular Sunday schedule. Trains will operate beginning at 8 a.m. at 20-minute intervals on the three lines listed below. Richmond to Fremont Pittsburg/Bay Point to Millbrae Dublin/Pleasanton to Daly City

Join BART employees for a FREE Cinco de Mayo Celebration!

Please join BART employees for a FREE Cinco de Mayo Celebration! The fun takes place Thursday, May 5 at the Fruitvale Transit Village, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Take BART to Fruitvale Station. Plan your trip using bart.gov's online QuickPlanner. Come listen to the Mariachi Colima and watch the Folklorico

BART to run longer trains for busy sports Sunday

Trains will also be added to carry more passengers as pro games scheduled on both sides of the Bay BART will run longer trains Sunday, August 20th as sports fans flock to pro games on both sides of the Bay. The Giants host the Dodgers in a 1:00 p.m. game at AT&T Park in San Francisco while the Raiders host

Got quake questions? Join Twitter chat with BART experts

As part of earthquake awareness during the month of the Loma Prieta quake's 25th anniversary, BART will hold a real-time Twitter question-and-answer session with some of its seismic experts. Between the hours of 11 am and 1 pm on Friday, Oct. 24, make sure you are following @SFBART and send your question with

BART holds massive toy drive benefiting League of Volunteers

The spirit of giving is alive and well at BART this holiday season, where this year’s toy drive again proved wildly successful in helping Bay Area kids receive books and toys. The drive was held between Nov. 30 and Dec. 16, and all items will go to benefit the Newark League of Volunteers (LOV). “The annual

BART no longer reducing speed during heat wave- UPDATE

Sunday 9/3 update: BART will not be reducing speeds anymore. Regular speeds have resumed. As a precaution against potential rail movement, BART will be reducing speeds between noon and 8 p.m. on most outdoor parts of the system for the duration of this regional heat wave. Riders should anticipate travel time

BART Board approves new Oakland Airport Connector funding plan

The BART Board reaffirmed its commitment today to creating thousands of jobs by approving a new funding package worth $484 million to build the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) - a world-class, pollution-free, swift and reliable train-to-plane connection between the Coliseum BART Station and the Oakland

New BART service to Oakland International Airport now open

How to use the service

It’s fast, it’s frequent, and it’s convenient. BART’s new train to plane service, “BART to OAK,” which provides an easy connection to Oakland International Airport, opened for passenger service on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Clean, Easy, and Quick Service Riders can now board one of four three-car automated