Bike Rules

BIKES ON BART RULES

Beginning January 1, 2024, bikes are allowed on most of the escalators throughout the BART system*, pursuant to a Board of Directors vote at their September 28, 2023 meeting. The vote authorizes further changes to BART’s bike rules, including allowing bikes on all train cars except the first car (biked were previously banned from the first three cars during commute times), and allowing bicyclists to secure bikes on BART instead of holding them. 
*Bikes will remain banned from BART’s ten narrow escalators located at the following three stations: 19th Street Oakland, Antioch and Oakland Airport Connector

Bikes rules beginning January 1, 2024:

  • Bikes are allowed on all trains except in the first car or any crowded car.
  • Folded bikes are allowed in all cars at all times.
  • Regardless of any other rule, bikes are never allowed on crowded cars.
  • Passengers must hold or secure their bikes while on the trains.
  • Bikes are allowed on elevators, stairs, and escalators.
  • Passengers are never allowed to ride bikes inside stations, including but not limited to
    station platforms and concourses. This prohibition does not include parking lots,
    roadways, or outdoor paths intended for bicycle use.
  • Bicyclists must yield priority seating to seniors and people with disabilities, yield to other
    passengers, and not block aisles or doors.
  • In case of an evacuation, bikes must be left on the train and must not block aisles or
    doors.
  • Passengers under 14 years old with bikes must be accompanied by an adult.
    Gas-powered vehicles are never permitted in stations or on trains.
  • If left unattended on BART property, bikes must be locked at racks or inside lockers.
    Bikes parked against poles, fences or railings will be removed.

Violation of the above rules is subject to citation under CA Vehicle Code Sec. 21113 and Sec.
42001.

Bike rules prior to January 1, 2024

  • During non-commute hours, bikes are allowed on all trains except the first car or any crowded car.
  • During commute hours (7:00 to 9:00 AM and 4:30 to 6:30 PM, weekdays), bikes are not allowed in the first three cars of any train.
  • Folded bikes are allowed in all cars at all times.
  • Regardless of any other rule, bikes are never allowed on crowded cars. Use your good judgment and only board cars that can comfortably accommodate you and your bicycle.
  • Bicyclists must hold their bikes while on the trains.
  • Bicyclists must use elevators or stairs, not escalators.
  • Bicycles must be walked in pedestrian areas in and around BART stations.
  • Bicyclists must yield priority seating to seniors and people with disabilities, yield to other passengers, and not block aisles or doors.
  • In case of an evacuation, leave your bike on the train and do not let it block aisles or doors.
  • Bicyclists under 14 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Gas powered vehicles are never permitted.
  • On BART property, bikes must be parked in racks and lockers. Bikes parked against poles, fences or railings will be removed.

Violation of the above rules is subject to citation under CA Vehicle Code Sec. 21113 and Sec. 42001.