

The last Warm Springs-Daly City (Green) line train departs Warm Springs at 5:16pm and arrives at Daly City at 6:26pm.The last two train dispatches in both directions on these lines will be cancelled and single tracking in San Francisco will begin around 8pm. This will allow for a longer work window for power cable replacement in San Francisco. Starting Wednesday, BART will move up the time the Warm Springs-Daly City (Green) and Richmond-Millbrae (Red) lines that provide direct service to/from San Francisco end and 3-line service begins. 3-line service will start earlier in the evening These rebuilding efforts have been designated as essential public works projects per the region’s public health orders issued in response to the coronavirus. BART is using this time of historically low ridership to focus on essential infrastructure projects that typically are very disruptive to riders or can only be accomplished during overnight hours. The savings is realized by shifting employees to capital improvement projects that are not funded by the operating budget. This move will potentially save the operating budget $3-7 million per month. Reducing service also allows greater flexibility to maintain stable service should BART employees need to take time off due to illness or to care for children and family members. Starting Wednesday, April 8, Monday-Friday service will run every 30 minutes systemwide all day, with 3-line service beginning earlier in the evening and single tracking in San Francisco starting at around 8pm.Saturday-Sunday service is 8am-9pm (previously Saturday service started at 6am) began on Saturday, March 28.Monday-Friday service is 5am-9pm (previously 5am-Midnight) began on Monday, March 23.Extra commute trains on the Antioch-SFO (yellow) line were eliminated on Thursday March 19.

Summery of recent and upcoming BART service changes Effectively, every other train is being cancelled Monday-Friday. Ridership data shows social distancing remains possible on all trains with this change. Starting Wednesday, April 8, Monday-Friday service will run every 30 minutes until further notice. BART to run every 30 minutes Monday-FridayĪs the Bay Area counties have now extended mandatory shelter in place orders, BART service needs to be reduced to match demand, increase essential rebuilding projects, save costs, and maintain reliable service based on staffing levels.
