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BART runs extended service for Oakland A’s Games

BART will be providing additional trains after regular BART service ends for fans departing A’s night games at the Coliseum. These additional trains will all be long trains to ensure social distancing. Masks are required while riding. 2021 Season For the 2021 season, BART will provide one extra batch of

BART sees surge in riders for San Francisco Pride

BART on Sunday, June 25th carried 140,006 trips as riders took advantage of BART's expanded Sunday service. That's about 6,000 more riders than took BART for Pride '22 and 117% of pre-COVID ridership projections for a June Sunday. It was BART's busiest Sunday since the arrival of the pandemic. BART now runs 5

Take the BART Earth Day Quiz and celebrate sustainability

On Saturday, April 22, BART will join the world in celebrating Earth Day, an international event held annually since 1970 to support environmental protections and sustainability. It's no secret that public transit is one of the greenest ways to get around the Bay Area. BART continues to offer train service

Friday's Spare the Air Day BART ridership results

BART is projecting at least a 5% increase in ridership today as a result of today's Spare the Air free ride day. That means about 16,000 more riders will have chosen BART instead of driving to and from work. BART was expecting to carry about 314,000 riders today. In general, ridership on Fridays is lower than

BART Board of Directors reviews labor negotiations report

On Thursday, September 11 th, the BART Board of Directors will review a newly released report examining the 2013 labor negotiations. The report, which was commissioned by the Board of Directors, provides recommendations on how BART can improve the process of future labor negotiations. The full report

BART seeks your input at a series of community meetings

BART will be making sweeping improvements to the way it reaches out to minorities and other underrepresented communities before raising fares, changing service significantly or implementing other transportation decisions that affect riders. Beginning Wednesday, March 31, BART will embark on an ambitious and

BART Plus tickets: a new look for the new year

Beginning January 1, 2007 the BART Plus ticket will change in color from fluorescent yellow to fluorescent pink. The new look is intended to reduce ticket fraud. The color change coincides with the addition of Benicia Transit to the program. Passengers who use the BART Plus tickets receive unlimited local

BART Police to increase patrols and offer safety escorts

In an effort to better protect our passengers during the busy holiday travel and shopping season, BART Police is adding more patrols to downtown San Francisco stations. On the other side of the bay, BART Police will partner with the Oakland Police Department tomorrow, Thursday, Dec. 13, to provide officer

BART moves to take closer look at Livermore Extension

Board directs staff to form partnership with key stakeholders BART is moving ahead to form a partnership and intensify research into the possibility of extending service to Livermore. The BART Board of Directors voted unanimously today to direct staff to advance the proposed BART to Livermore Project, Phase 1

BART awarded $250 million for Core Capacity Improvements

BART’s plan to achieve up to 45% in additional capacity on the existing BART system by running more frequent and longer trains has been awarded $250M by a state program to fund transformative capital improvements. The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) award announced January 31, 2023 will