Toppled Power Pole Disrupts BART Service
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- BART service was halted Monday morning through the Transbay Tube to and from San Francisco after a power pole toppled near the West Oakland station, draping a high-intensity line across the tracks.
The transit agency issued a tweet around 8:30 a.m. saying the downed wires forced all service to and from Oakland West to be halted.
BART svc has stopped between WOAK and EMBR due to downed power lines in WOAK area.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) March 27, 2017
BART svc has stopped between WOAK and EMBR due to downed power lines in WOAK area. WOAK stn is closed.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) March 27, 2017
A utility crew was immediately dispatched and the wires were removed within an hour. BART said service was restored at 9:24 a.m. but that residual delays would be a problem for the remainder of the morning.
Earlier, an equipment problem on a train in San Francisco and police activity at Bayfair Station led to 20 minute delays.