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New wheel tech quiets screeching rails
There’s news about noise: using what is literally cutting edge technology, BART is slightly changing the surface of the train wheels to make for a quieter ride. The new “wheel profile” is already being used on the Fleet of the Future pilot car on the test track and the early reviews are glowing. “According to
North Berkeley Station elevator temporarily out of service
Starting Monday, January 26, 2009, BART will take the elevator at the North Berkeley Station out of service to make electrical improvements. The work is expected to take three days. If you require an elevator to use BART, you will not be able to use the North Berkeley Station during this work. Please plan
Update 17th street entrance closure at 19th Street Station
Updated: 7/1/2014 On October 14, the City of Oakland began construction on the 17th Street Gateway entrance to the 19th Street BART Station. This is the station’s southwesterly most station entrance that provides direct access to both Broadway and Telegraph Avenue between 17th and 19th Streets. Construction
Meet the Fleet: New train car gets ready to head West
BART's first new train car is nearing completion and getting ready for a cross country journey from Plattsburgh, New York to BART’s test tracks in Hayward, California. Train car 3001 is scheduled to be loaded onto a flatbed truck for its trip home late next month. Once it arrives it will undergo rigorous
Send Us Your Pictures
You've got a good eye and we want to use it! If you're a customer making your way through BART, there's no specific prohibition on taking a photo in public areas. So break out the camera phone (or buy that digital SLR outfit you've been drooling over) and send us your best BART photo for a chance to be
Graffiti Reporting
BART strives to remove graffiti within 24 hours or as soon as possible and welcomes the public's help in reporting it. If you see graffiti in the BART system, please use one of the following methods to contact us with as much detail as possible about where it was located. Please note the BART station location
Podcast: Meet the woman who watches over the third rail
In the latest edition of our podcast series "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" we learn more about one of the people who plays a critical role in keeping the system running. Stephanie Bookout is an electrical foreworker who is part of the team that watches over the third rail, which provides power to all of
Proof of Payment policy is in effect
PROOF OF PAYMENT REQUIRED INSIDE FARE GATES & ONBOARD TRAINS STARTING JANUARY 1, 2018 The BART Board of Directors passed the proof of payment requirement on October 26, 2017, to crack down on fare evasion. The new ordinance took effect January 1, 2018. Any person inside the paid area of BART must be prepared