Clipper Card system restored after outage impacts Bay Area transit for hours
Clipper card service was restored Tuesday afternoon after a system outage impacted commuters throughout the region.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, which operates the system, confirmed on social media that the system was out on all transit operators as of 7:15 a.m.
At the Embarcadero BART station in San Francisco, the fare gates were opened as commuters were unable to use their cards. Officials with Caltrain and Muni reported similar issues.
Tuesday's outage comes as several transit agencies, including AC Transit, Caltrain, Muni and the San Francisco Bay Ferry, were implementing fare increases.
Around 1 p.m., MTC announced that the issue was resolved.
ATTENTION: The issue affecting Clipper fare payment earlier today has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience.
— Bay Area Clipper (@BayAreaClipper) July 1, 2025
Officials have not said what caused the outage.