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BART to run longer trains for sports fans and weekend festivals
BART will operate longer trains to serve the crowds heading to sports events and ethnic festivals this weekend. Also on Sunday, San Francisco "Sunday Street" revelers can ride BART to link to Muni to get to this month’s Sunday Streets event, which promotes a safe, fun, car-free day when people can get out and
Discarded grocery bags give BART passengers a greener ride
BART's plastic ties remove equivalent of 1.1 million grocery bags from landfills Little do BART passengers know that many of them are riding the rails tied together with discarded grocery bags and old milk bottles. It's all part of BART's effort to get even greener. "Don't panic, there's nothing unsafe going
BART praises Station Agent for quick response to tragic situation
BART is praising one of its Station Agents after she administered CPR to a patron that had collapsed on the platform of the Castro Valley Station yesterday morning. At about 7:50 a.m. on Monday, February 22, 2016, during the height of the morning commute, a rider knocked on the station agent booth window and
BART brings free outdoor music series to stations in October
The sounds of Reggae, Jazz, and Folk music will bring joy to BART riders in the month of October as the latest “welcome back” gesture by the agency to encourage the return to transit and reinforce the role public transit plays in fueling the Bay Area’s economy and culture. BART and Taylor Street Production
BART makes progress on escalator repairs by marshalling extra resources
BART has repaired ten escalators this week as it continues a full court press to tackle an unusually large number of escalator outages. Four of the escalators returned to service are at BART’s four downtown San Francisco stations, the busiest in the system. As of 9AM Friday, 19 station escalators remain out
Podcast: An inside look at BART inspires East Bay teens
BART is making it a priority to reach out to young people. In the latest edition of "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we learn more about how BART is teaming up with U.C. Berkeley on the Y-Plan (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now). It’s an educational strategy that empowers young people to take on real-world
BART operates Sunday schedule on July 4th holiday
BART will operate a Sunday schedule on Independence Day Monday, July 4th. Trains will operate on 20-minute intervals on three lines: Richmond to Fremont, Pittsburg/Bay Point to Millbrae and Dublin/Pleasanton to Daly City. Service will begin at 8 a.m. BART will also run longer trains before and after the 1:05
BART wins overall championship at 2019 International Rail Rodeo
BART's Rail Rodeo Team (from second to left to fifth in right), with Superintendant of Richmond Shop Scott Fitzgerald (fourth from right), BART Assistant Chief Transportation Officer Paula Fraser (third from right), and Deputy General Manager Robert Powers (second from right), at the awards dinner in Toronto
BART Board approves proposed redistricting plan with amendment
Looking for 2021 redistricting information? Click here. The BART Board of Directors today (December 1, 2011) passed the proposed redistricting plan Option A with an amendment to the boundary for Districts 3 and 7 in western Contra Costa County. The new maps will posted on this website as soon as they are
BART expects record ridership to SFO during Christmas week
50,000 riders expected to take BART to SFO airport BART officials expect ridership to the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Station during Christmas week to soar even above last year's record-setting levels. From December 21 to December 27, BART is predicting 50,000 people will use the SFO Station