BART employees face Dec. 13 vaccination deadline
The BART board voted 8-1 Thursday to impose a Covid-19 vaccine requirement on all BART employees, effective Dec. 13. BART’s General Manager Bob Powers and …
BART readies Sunday event trains to handle Fleet Week crowds
BART is running three event trains on Sunday to accommodate riders headed to the Fleet Week Air Show at San Francisco’s Marina Green. The event …
BART workers find dead person on train at Pleasant Hill station
BART workers found a passenger on a train at the Pleasant Hill station who had died late Tuesday night. According to an email from Anna …
Person on tracks shuts down Powell Street station, causes major BART delays
BART is reporting a person on the tracks at the Powell Street station in San Francisco on Monday afternoon, resulting in major delays systemwide. The …
Transit agencies give riders a break with September discounts
Public transit riders will save money with several agencies offering heavy discounts and some free rides for the month of September.
BART ramps up to near pre-pandemic service levels
The schedule change means BART trains will be in service for a combined 875 hours each weekday, an increase of 76 percent.
BART infrastructure upgrades arrive ahead of schedule
More than one-quarter of the infrastructure projects on which BART is working with Measure RR funding have now been completed.
BART extends weekend night hours on three limited-stop trains
BART officials on Tuesday reminded the public about limited late night train service that will be operating on the next three weekends this month before …
BART reports delay on Antioch line due to earlier equipment problem
There is a 20-minute BART delay on the Antioch line in the SFO direction Monday morning stemming from an earlier equipment problem on a train …
Equipment problems cause BART service delays toward Berryessa, Dublin/Pleasanton
BART is reporting delays of 20 minutes Sunday morning in the Berryessa direction due to equipment problems on the tracks in downtown Oakland. There is …
BART, Muni service resumes after threat report
BART and Muni train service stopped briefly at the Civic Center station due to a “report of a threat” around 9 a.m. Friday, BART officials …
Responding to customer feedback, BART to add agents at Antioch station
BART will add station agents to the Antioch station Monday for the first time since the station opened in 2018. Since its opening, BART has …
Gas leak halts downtown Oakland BART service
The entrances at 19th and 20th streets to the 19th Street BART station in uptown Oakland are closed Saturday morning due to a gas leak …
Congress pulls BART extension funding from Covid-19 relief bill after parliamentarian ruling
A provision in the coronavirus stimulus bill currently being considered by Congress that would have allocated nearly $150 million toward BART’s South Bay extension has …
SamTrans joins list of transit agencies giving free vaccination rides
Beginning Thursday, SamTrans joins a list of Bay Area public transit agencies that provide free rides to vaccination appointments. Free rides are available to people …
Muni to offer free rides for vaccination appointments
Beginning Tuesday, Muni will offer free rides to passengers heading to Covid-19 vaccination appointments, Mayor London Breed announced Friday. Passengers will be required to show …
Coliseum vaccination appointments open Sunday, site opens Tuesday
Appointments opened on Sunday for Covid-19 vaccinations at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum site for eligible Alameda County residents, officials announced. Residents with priority for the …
BART taking applications for use of decommissioned train cars
BART began accepting proposals this week to reuse some of its legacy train cars after they’ve been decommissioned, the transit agency said Tuesday. BART is …
BART shuts down service between Richmond, El Cerrito del Norte over three-day weekend
BART service between the Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte stations will be suspended through the three-day weekend as BART works to replace 50-year-old track …
Six-week lighting improvement project shuts down Walnut Creek BART parking garage
BART closed part of the parking garage at its Walnut Creek station starting Monday as part of a project to upgrade the lighting system in …