BART to lift COVID-19 mask mandate on October 1
Officials with Bay Area Rapid Transit announced Thursday that the current mask mandate would expire on October 1, one of the last places in the region where pandemic-era mask rules remain in place.
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Officials with Bay Area Rapid Transit announced Thursday that the current mask mandate would expire on October 1, one of the last places in the region where pandemic-era mask rules remain in place.
BART is reporting major delays in the East Bay after a motorcyclist crashed and landed on BART tracks before being fatally struck by a train.
Ryan Yamamoto reports on a fatal incident involving a motorcyclist that has caused major delays in the BART system (9-16-2022)
There are some encouraging signs of life in downtown San Francisco after three tough years of empty streets and vacant offices.
This week BART officials announced plans to shut down train service between the Concord and Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Center stations on three weekends in October and November so crews can make repairs on part of the tracks where a train derailed back in June.
BART authorities confirmed that a deceased person was found on the platform at the San Bruno station on Sunday afternoon, forcing it to be shut down for almost 90 minutes.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system is turning 50. It was considered revolutionary for its time but has been derailed by the pandemic and other issues.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system is turning 50. It was considered revolutionary for its time but has been derailed by the pandemic and a lot of other issues. Da Lin reports. (9-9-22)
Police on Friday morning arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal stabbing on the street level outside the 24th Street Mission station last month.
Nearly 500 affordable and market-rate housing units will be built around BART's Lake Merritt station over the coming decade following the approval of the project by the transit agency's Board of Directors on Thursday.
BART is warning riders on the Antioch line Thursday afternoon to expect delays of up to 20 minutes as trains go slower than usual in certain locations as a precaution amid triple-digit temperatures.
Due to the extreme heat, BART was again slowing trains Wednesday, a day after the hot temperatures forced train service to stop between two Yellow Line stations. Wilson Walker reports. (9/7/22)
Due to the extreme heat, Bay Area Rapid Transit was again slowing trains Wednesday, a day after the hot temperatures forced train service to stop between two Yellow Line stations.
Major delays were impacting the BART system during the Tuesday afternoon/evening commute because of the heat wave gripping the Bay Area.
BART trains are not running between the South Hayward and Union City stations this weekend due to major track rebuild work.
BART will make semi-annual changes to its schedule this month, aligning train departure times across all seven days of the week and ending single tracking and reduced service through San Francisco on Sundays.
Police are looking for the man who fatally stabbed another man Sunday afternoon on the 24th Street Plaza above 24th Street Mission station in San Francisco.
A fatal stabbing shut down the 24th Street Mission BART station in San Francisco Sunday afternoon. (8-28-22)
BART service will be reduced to one track in downtown San Francisco on Sunday as crews work on several renovation projects, transportation officials announced.
Police in the East Bay were searching for a suspect who shot a man on a BART train at Fruitvale station in Oakland Friday afternoon, according to authorities.
BART's 20-year infrastructure repair plan is well ahead of schedule, officials with the transit agency said Thursday, with nearly 40 percent of planned work completed in only the project's fifth year.
BART said at 9:30 p.m. Sunday normal service had resumed across the bay as a situation involving an unauthorized person walking on the tracks on the San Francisco side of the Transbay Tube has been resolved.
A woman was sexually assaulted on a Bay Area Rapid Transit train in the East Bay on Wednesday morning and her suspected attacker has been arrested, officials said.
To mark its 50th anniversary in September, BART recently announced it would be offering a 50% off discounted fare for the entire month.
BART police made an arrest Thursday in connection with a stabbing on board a train in the East Bay the night earlier.
