The BART system in San Francisco has been restored after a failure
10 may 2025 в 02:13
One of the worst things that can happen to daily commuters is a delay or complete shutdown of public transportation. On Friday, May 9, San Francisco BART announced a system failure that caused serious disruptions in travel and work. The problem occurred in the early morning hours and continued during rush hour.
Below you will find updates on the BART service disruption and find out if service has been restored.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known as BART, is a system of 50 train stations in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Several routes are available to passengers, including eBART and the Oakland Airport Connector. BART is considered one of the busiest rapid transit systems in the United States.
BART shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the train system went down «due to computer network issues».
According to NBC Bay Area, BART spokesperson Alicia Trost stated that the control center was unable to restore the system after it went down. However, she noted that this problem «occasionally happens» because «our system is over 50 years old».
«The good news is that we are in the process of replacing it, and we have funding for it thanks to Measure RR, and the federal government has invested in our infrastructure», - Trost said, adding: «But the bad news is that at this moment the San Francisco Bay Area cannot rely on BART. We do not have a specific time when trains will start running again because part of the problem is pinpointing the issue».
At the time of publication, yes — BART is back up and running. Several hours after the system failure, the company announced that service had been restored. However, «there are significant delays».
«BART service has been restored systemwide. Expect significant delays in service in all directions due to an earlier train control issue», - BART wrote
Below you will find updates on the BART service disruption and find out if service has been restored.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known as BART, is a system of 50 train stations in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. Several routes are available to passengers, including eBART and the Oakland Airport Connector. BART is considered one of the busiest rapid transit systems in the United States.
BART shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that the train system went down «due to computer network issues».
According to NBC Bay Area, BART spokesperson Alicia Trost stated that the control center was unable to restore the system after it went down. However, she noted that this problem «occasionally happens» because «our system is over 50 years old».
«The good news is that we are in the process of replacing it, and we have funding for it thanks to Measure RR, and the federal government has invested in our infrastructure», - Trost said, adding: «But the bad news is that at this moment the San Francisco Bay Area cannot rely on BART. We do not have a specific time when trains will start running again because part of the problem is pinpointing the issue».
At the time of publication, yes — BART is back up and running. Several hours after the system failure, the company announced that service had been restored. However, «there are significant delays».
«BART service has been restored systemwide. Expect significant delays in service in all directions due to an earlier train control issue», - BART wrote
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