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Posted: 7:47 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

BART lengthens station hours during Bay Bridge closure

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KTVU

OAKLAND, Calif. —

This Presidents' Day Weekend, BART will operate limited service all night long due to the Caltrans closure of the Bay Bridge in the westbound direction to prepare the approach to the new eastern span.

So to help people get between the East Bay and San Francisco, BART will operate during the overnight hours. However, BART train service will run hourly and only serve 14 of BART's 44 stations.

During the Presidents' Day weekend, BART will operate on its normal timetable.

On Presidents' Day, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, BART will operate on a Saturday schedule. However, after midnight, the hourly, overnight service to the 14 stations will start around 1 a.m. and go until roughly until 6 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, until 8 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19 and until 6 a.m. on Presidents' Day, Monday, Feb. 20. There will be no overnight BART service from 1 a.m. - 4 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 21. even though the Bay Bridge will be closed during that time.

The following stations will be opened during the overnight hours:

 

    SAN FRANCISCO:
  • Powell
  • Embarcadero
  • Daly City
  • 24th Street Mission
    EAST BAY:
  • Bay Fair
  • Downtown Berkeley
  • Coliseum/Oakland Airport
  • Concord
  • E. Dublin/Pleasanton
  • El Cerrito Del Norte
  • MacArthur (Timed Train Transfer Point)
  • Oakland City Center/12th St. (Timed Train Transfer Point and AC Transit Transfer Point)
  • Walnut Creek
    PENINSULA:
  • San Francisco International Airport

More information on the Bay Bridge closure can be found at the Bay Bridge Project website. There are also more details on how to get around the closure at the BART web page outlining the all-night service and at 511.org.

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