BART service resumes after gas leak halts service in Oakland

BART service through downtown Oakland resumed and stations reopened after a gas leak was capped Saturday afternoon, officials said.

Gas leak in Oakland impacts Saturday BART service
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A contractor hit a gas line near 20th Street and Broadway, prompting the interruption to BART service.

No BART service between Richmond, El Cerrito stations this weekend

BART trains are not traveling between Richmond and El Cerrito del Norte stations this weekend due to an ongoing track replacement project.

BART to offer free rides home for those vaccinated at Coliseum COVID vaccine site

BART will offer free ride vouchers for Bay Area residents who receive a coronavirus vaccine at the upcoming Oakland Coliseum mass vaccination site, the transit agency said Thursday.

BART, Capitol Corridor, JPA unveil plans for second Transbay Tube, transit-connected megaregion

BART and the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority unveiled a plan Wednesday to build a second transbay rail crossing and increase rail connection throughout the Bay Area and Northern California. 

BART recovering after physical altercation at El Cerrito Plaza station

BART is recovering after trains did not stop at El Cerrito del Norte and El Cerrito Plaza stations Thursday afternoon due to police activity, transit officials said. 

City and BART leaders decry DA's decision not to charge officer in Oscar Grant's death

According to several legal analysts whom KTVU has spoken with, the statute of limitations has run out on all the other possible criminal charges Pirone could have faced - except the murder charge, which the DA has now ruled out. 

No charges against 2nd cop in Oscar Grant killing

A new review of the case led by a team of prosecutors concluded that former Officer Anthony Pirone cannot be charged with any crimes, said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley

BART's 'Fleet of the Future' delayed again as problems mount

The new trains stop routinely, causing delays up to 10 minutes, and the wheels are prone to have problems in wet conditions, the agency said.

BART stops selling paper tickets

BART has been promoting clipper cards during the pandemic, saying this touchless fare system is safer.

BART eliminates paper ticket sales at all stations to convert to Clipper card

BART has eliminated paper ticket sales at all of its stations and will sell fares exclusively through Clipper going forward, the transit agency said Monday.

Disruptive passenger at Fremont station causes BART delays

The delay was due to police activity at the Fremont station, where BART officers safely removed a disruptive passenger holding a door open on a train

BART looks to restore rider confidence in age of COVID-19

BART is focused on ensuring that riders feel confident and safe on trains as the Bay Area rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oscar Grant's family meets with DA in renewed look at case

The family of Oscar Grant met Thursday with Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, three days after she announced she was reopening the investigation into Grant's shooting death by a BART police officer in 2009.

Oscar Grant's family wants death case reopened, another BART officer charged

An independent report and video shows former officer Anthony Pirone hitting Oscar Grant in the head and kneeing him on the Fruitvale BART station platform in 2009.

BART plans to sell old train cars — but for a pretty penny

The 22-ton cars, many of which are from the original 1972 fleet, will sell for up to $10 thousand dollars. Most of the cars will be stripped and won't include the BART logos.