SF News Civic Center BART Station Reopens After Equipment Explosion; Single-Tracking Causing Major Systemwide Delays The Civic Center BART station was closed as of around 11:30 am Tuesday due to what BART called an "equipment problem on the track," and train delays were developing on all lines as a result.
SF News Equipment Problem In Transbay Tube Leads to Major BART Delays A problem that arose just as the Monday morning rush hour began is creating yet another headache for commuters who rely on BART.
SF News BART Board Does Some Grilling, Managers Give Some Explanation About Last Week's Systemwide Meltdown Today was a BART directors board meeting day, and it fell just six days afer the transit system experienced a systemwide meltdown just before the morning commute — for the second time in four months.
SF News Update: BART Resumes Service After Entire System Goes Down Due to Computer Failure There was no BART service across the entire system Friday morning due to a computer system failure that occurred before the trains were set to begin running at 5 am Friday.
SF News Saturday Links: CHP Arrests BMW Driver Who Posted Alleged 170 MPH Joyride Videos Online Over 20 nations are now condemning Israel's expansion plans; Giants pitcher Kai-Wei Teng dedicated the first win of his career last night to his dad; and a man was arrested after posting videos of his BMW M4 speeding at 170 mph.
SF News BART's Richmond Line Temporarily Halted After Person Reportedly Struck By Train at North Berkeley Station A medical emergency shut down BART's North Berkeley Station Monday morning and service on the Richmond-Millbrae line was also halted.
SF News Update: Limited BART Service Returns After Rush Hour Meltdown Due to Computer Issue BART was forced to close all 50 stations in the system Friday morning around 4:30 am due to an issue that was affecting service in the entire system.
SF News Person Struck By BART Train at Civic Center Causes Major Delays A major medical emergency on the BART tracks at Civic Center Station Tuesday morning led to trains single-tracking through the station and significant systemwide delays.
SF News BART Cleared Trains Out of Transbay Tube, Underground Tunnels In SF Ahead of Potential Tsunami BART train service through the Transbay Tube was briefly halted and the agency said it was clearing all trains out of underground tunnels in San Francisco and on the Peninsula ahead of a potential tsunami. But the warning was lifted, and service is slowly resuming.
SF News Day Around the Bay: BART Experiences Major Delays BART had some significant late-day delays Monday; Tesla may not be rolling out its robo-taxis next year as planned; and the VTA union is upset over a Sam Liccardo mailer that refers to the 2021 mass shooting.
SF News Disabled Train In Transbay Tube Causes Delays on BART A BART alert Tuesday morning said that there were delays on BART in the East Bay direction out of SF due to a disabled train in the Transbay Tube.
SF News Derailed Maintenance Vehicle Leads to BART Delays, Emergency Track Work A BART maintenance vehicle derailed early Wednesday near 19th Street Station in Oakland, and this has led to some emergency work and the halting of some service out of Richmond.
SF News BART Track Work to Cause Suspension In Service Between 24th Street and Daly City This weekend, June 1 to 2, there will be no BART service — as in no trains running, bus bridge instead — between 24th Street & Mission Station and Daly City, so plan accordingly.
SF News Humpday Headlines: BART Delays Caused By Police Search For Robbery Suspect There was a significant delay in the BART system early Wednesday due to a police search for a suspect in San Francisco; a man who led North Bay police on a chase Friday remains critical from a self-inflicted gunshot wound; and cult filmmaker John Waters was injured in a car accident.
SF News BART’s ‘Fleet of the Future’ Trains Still Glitchy as Heck Whenever It Rains, May Require Expensive Repairs Rain delays are far more frequent with BART’s new “Fleet of the Future” trains than they were with the shoddier old trains, and brake problems on the new trains are the culprit. A new investigation finds the problem might cost ten times more to fix than BART had estimated.
SF News Humpday Headlines: BART Delayed After Body Found at Embarcadero Station BART service was temporarily disrupted Tuesday evening after a body was discovered at Embarcadero Station; a car fire in the Caldecott Tunnel caused some evening traffic; and the Michigan Supreme Court is letting Trump stay on the primary ballot.
SF News Smoke on Tracks at 24th Street Station Causes Major BART Delays An equipment problem caused the tracks to smoke at 24th Street station and made a mess of the Monday morning commute, and while the equipment problem is resolved, train delays continue into Monday afternoon.
SF News BART Police Identify Man Who Got Into Transbay Tube, Causing Two-Hour Systemwide Shutdown It's not entirely clear why it took two hours to resolve the situation Wednesday night that left downtown SF BART stations massively crowded, and the entire system paralyzed. But BART police have identified the suspect.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Major BART Delays After Person Walks Into Transbay Tube Another person got into the Transbay Tube and it was causing major BART delays Wednesday evening; a 42-year-old UPS employee in Oakland has been charged in a murder; and federal prosecutors have indicted the SF driver who allegedly killed pro cyclist Ethan Boyes in the Presidio in April.
SF News Heads Up: BART Trains Won’t Run Though Glen Park, Balboa Park, or Daly City Stations This Weekend Inconveniences and delays of up to 30 minutes loom this weekend for BART riders, as they’re shutting down train service between the Glen Park and Daly City stations and offering buses instead, but the ripple effects will affect riders at other stations too.
SF News BART Plagued By Multiple Problems Monday, Including Fire at Civic Center Station The BART system, which was already dealing with delays from an equipment issue in the East Bay Monday morning, was hit with multiple problems this morning including a disabled train, and police and fire activity at Civic Center.
SF News [Update] Fire Near Tracks Has Halted East Bay BART Service Between Coliseum and Fruitvale Stations A Tuesday morning fire near the tracks between the Coliseum and Fruitvale stations has reportedly been extinguished, but its aftermath is still disrupting service on the Berryessa line between those two East Bay stations.
SF News BART Had To Halt All Service Early Friday Morning, But Most Lines Now Running As Normal Some “unscheduled track repairs” brought down all service for a while Friday morning. BART now insists “all lines are now restored,” though commenters are noting some lingering delays.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Major BART Delays Due to Problem at Millbrae There were major BART delays this morning due to an equipment problem at Millbrae, a UCSF specialist is telling everyone to get their flu shots now, and there's a big game for the US in the World Cup against Iran.
SF News BART Delays Are Worse Than They’ve Been In a Decade, According to BART’s Own Data If you think BART's been bad lately, it’s not your imagination — one in three BART cars has been delayed over the last year, thanks to staffing shortages, aging equipment malfunctioning, and what we euphemistically call “police activity.”
