BART Service Resumes After Fire On Tracks Near El Cerrito Del Norte Station
BERKELEY (CBS SF) -- BART service has resumed on the Richmond line Wednesday afternoon between the North Berkeley and El Cerrito del Norte stations in the East Bay after a fire on the trackway.
Transit officials had initially tweeted about developing delays due to an obstruction on the tracks shortly before 2:30 p.m.
There is a delay developing on the Richmond Line in the Warm Springs, Richmond and Millbrae directions due to an obstruction on the track between North Berkeley and El Cerrito Plaza stations.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) May 29, 2019
Shortly afterwards, service was halted due to the fire. Officials said the fire on the trackway was closer to the El Cerrito Del Norte station.
BART service has stopped between North Berkeley and El Cerrito del Norte on the Richmond Line due to a fire near the trackway. A/C Transit is providing mutual aid via bus #72.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) May 29, 2019
BART officials wrote on Twitter at 2:38 p.m. about the service disruption and did not indicate when regular service will resume.
BART announced that service was restored at 3:24 p.m.
BART is recovering from an earlier problem. Service has been restored to the Richmond line. There is a major delay on the Richmond Line in the Warm Springs, Richmond and Millbrae directions due to an earlier fire near the trackway.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) May 29, 2019
AC Transit provided mutual aid with the #72 bus line. The Berkeley Fire Department assisted with the incident.
There were some concerns that the increased number of BART riders who used the system Wednesday morning after a fatal crash snarled the Bay Bridge could slow service out of San Francisco for the evening commute. As of 5 p.m., the crowds in the downtown San Francisco BART stations were not unusually large.