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BART shatters Saturday ridership record, adds capacity for Sunday
BART is gearing up for what promises to be a spectacular Sunday in the Bay Area by significantly increasing carrying capacity with more train cars and extra trains timed to meet special event crowds. The plan worked so well yesterday that BART didn't just set a new ridership record, it shattered it. 319,484
Take BART to the Cinco de Mayo Fruitvale Festival and Parade
Take BART to the 2006 Cinco de Mayo Fruitvale Festival and Parade! More than 100,000 people are expected to attend this lively celebration in Oakland on Sunday, May 7 along International Boulevard through the Fruitvale District. Avoid traffic and parking hassles...Take BART! Plan your trip using bart.gov's
BART to increase frequencies Monday-Saturday starting 6/7/21
On July 1, 2021 we announced will return to near-pre pandemic service on August 2 instead of August 30 as originally planned. On June 7th BART will double the number of 15-minute frequencies on weekdays and offer more trips on Saturdays. The BART Trip Planner has been updated and new PDF timetables have been
Take BART to Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco
Take BART to the Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Saturday, February 7, at 5:15 p.m. Exit BART at Montgomery or Powell Street Station and you’re there. Named one of the top ten parades in the world and a San Francisco tradition since the 1860s, the parade continues to delight and
BART sees double digit drop in crime
The latest numbers from the BART Police Department show through the end of August overall crime in the system is down 15% compared with the same period in 2023. The trend includes a 10% drop in violent crime. The decline in the crime rate comes as BART has been experiencing an increase in ridership. All of BART’s top 10 post-pandemic ridership days were in September, driven by special events including the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco and the final Oakland A’s homestand. Read the full Chief’s Report with all the latest safety numbers.
“The drop in criminal activity on BART is happening as we have been going all out to implement our Safe and Clean Plan,” said BART General Manager Bob Powers. “Our riders have been loud and clear that they want us to step our game up when it comes to their safety and the cleanliness of our system. We have more work to do on behalf of our riders, but these numbers indicate our commitment to maximizing our visible safety presence is paying off.”
“Since I became BART Police Chief one year ago, it has been my top priority to maximize the number of officers walking trains and patrolling our stations,” said BART Police Chief Kevin Franklin. “Our officers are more visible than ever. Their efforts are containing relatively small concerns before they grow into big problems that harm service.”
Additional safety highlights from the latest numbers:
*Only 12 electronic thefts and robberies were reported across the entire system in August. That’s the lowest total for any month since 2021 when ridership was much lower than today.
*BART PD reported 13,016 total enforcement contacts through August, up from 7,791 for the same period in 2023.
*BART PD’s response time for Priority 1 emergencies averaged 4 minutes and 25 seconds in August, among the fastest for any law enforcement agency in the Bay Area.
BART’s Safe and Clean Plan is a commitment to riders to maximize resources to boost their safety and provide clean service. BART’s stepped up safety efforts include sworn officers, non-sworn Crisis Intervention Specialists and Transit Ambassadors, as well as the implementation of Next Generation Fare Gates, which have now been installed successfully at seven stations. All 50 of BART’s stations will have Next Generation Fare Gates by the end of 2025.
BART PD patrols a system that spans five counties and includes 50 stations with 131 route miles of track. You can keep up with all BART’s safety trends in the monthly Chief’s Reports.
Late Friday and Saturday Night BART Express Bus Service
Take the Late Night Bus Route Survey (Survey closes end of business Monday, Sept. 17) Proposed BART Yellow Line Express buses would make the following Eastbay Station stops: Rockridge, Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, and Pittsburg/Bay Point Proposed BART Green Line Express buses would make the following Eastbay
BART Board postpones discussion of proposed late night service
Update: BART Board President Bob Franklin has postponed discussion of late night BART service to a later Board meeting so that staff can study whether there are alternatives to providing additional train service on Friday nights without adversely impacting those who ride during the first hour of service on
BART’s Earthquake Early Warning System presented as model to Congress
A congressional oversight committee heard testimony today from BART Director John McPartland about the District’s implementation of an Earthquake Early Warning system which enables BART to slow and possibly stop trains before shaking begins, thereby reducing possible derailments and potential passenger
BART and ATU reach tentative agreement on four year contract
Hours before BART's Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 (ATU) employees were scheduled to walk off their jobs, BART management and the union resolved their differences on Sunday afternoon and reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year contract. The union will vote on the deal August 25th. "We are glad
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