Madness at West Oakland #bart station. Hundreds of pissed off riders. #CaseOfTheMondays pic.twitter.com/wBc48JlDy6
— Eman (@Flipsican) March 27, 2017
An ongoing BART service interruption between San Francisco and the East Bay has Monday morning commuters stranded and frustrated.
"BART service has stopped between West Oakland and Embarcadero due to downed power lines in the West Oakland area," explains a service advisory from the transit agency. "West Oakland Station is closed."
Tweets from the agency indicate service could be interrupted for up to two hours.
Update: Just after 9:30 a.m., Transbay BART service was restored according to the transit agency. Delays still pervade the system as it recovers from the interruption.
Regular service has been resumed. West Oakland Station is open. We are in recovery mode so there are delays.
— SFBART (@SFBART) March 27, 2017
1st Monday for BART's new Warm Springs station & commuters find out trains are not going to SF due to downed power lines in West Oakland. pic.twitter.com/rD51hTdQMj
— Matt Keller (@MattKellerABC7) March 27, 2017
According to the the Chronicle, a car that crashed into a power pole sent electrified wires crashing onto BART tracks.
Downed power lines are dangerous. We can’t run trains through the area until clear. We are very sorry and working to resolve. pic.twitter.com/XODGREW6J8
— SFBART (@SFBART) March 27, 2017
At around 9:20 a.m., the power lines were removed and tracks were being inspected.
we will restore @SFBART service across the bay soon - power line has been removed and we are inspecting tracks
— SFBART (@SFBART) March 27, 2017
Track is clear, starting track inspection. pic.twitter.com/YlrdNoqXDB
— SFBART (@SFBART) March 27, 2017
Line for BART going into SF is FOUR BLOCKS long pic.twitter.com/wgs48kNkud
— Aggressive Asian (@JennLi123) March 27, 2017
The resulting electrical problems were the second issue of the morning, halting trains completely after they were delayed by a trespasser on tracks near San Leandro's Bay Fair Station.
The situation left travelers looking for other means of transit. AC Transit was honoring BART tickets, but Uber and Lyft prices were surging, and ferry lines were growing.
Oh and if you think you're taking #Lyft from Oakland at around this time, guess again. pic.twitter.com/ygDeOIAc7E
— Eman (@Flipsican) March 27, 2017
@SFBARTalert #deleteuber , bart is down and Uber wants 70 bucks from Oakland to Sf #ABC7now #sfbart pic.twitter.com/eu2EoKsBvN
— Farbod Jambor (@farbodjs) March 27, 2017
The long lines in Oakland waiting to buy tickets to hop on ferries due to @SFBART power line disruption. pic.twitter.com/jnuN7GuleB
— Terry Collins (@terryscollins) March 27, 2017
.@SFBART Holy moly. Line at Jack London literally a 1/4 mile long!! pic.twitter.com/65IOToRLTV
— Calencioni (@CALencioni) March 27, 2017
About 1/3 of the people in line right now for @SFBayFerry due to @SFBART meltdown. How many fit on each boat again? 😭 pic.twitter.com/AnRIMJ9QWl
— Nate G (@DaRealNateG) March 27, 2017
BART is telling passengers stranded at Lake Merritt to take an AC Transit bus to SF. ACT is honoring BART tickets. @KQEDnews pic.twitter.com/4gXP8XXBY4
— Eli Wirtschafter (@RadioEli) March 27, 2017
Even after the restoration of service was announced, some skeptical riders demanded proof.
Can anyone confirm that @sfbart is actually back and running?
— Jen Tai (@bicoastaljet) March 27, 2017
