BART commute struggles continue; Red Line and Green Line closed

"BART spokesperson Anna Duckworth said the latest troubles came from an equipment problem on the tracks near the West Oakland station. As a result, the Red Line and Green Line were closed. The Green Line runs between the Berryessa/North San Jose and Daly City stations, and the Red Line runs from Richmond to Millbrae. BART advised riders who normally use the Green Line from San Francisco to board a Dublin/Pleasanton train and transfer at the Bayfair station to a Berryessa/North San Jose train."

"Those traveling from the Berryessa/North Berryessa station were advised to board a Richmond-bound train and transfer to a Daly City-bound train at the Bayfair station. Red Line riders were told to take a shuttle between the San Francisco International Airport station and Millbrae station, where they can transfer to a Yellow Line train that runs to Antioch. Richmond riders traveling to Millbrae were told to take the Orange Line toward Berryessa/North San Jose, and then transfer to MacArthur Station to a Yellow Line train."

"In addition, BART had to close its Red Line from Richmond to Millbrae on Aug. 21, the first day that it started it's new Tap and Ride system. BART closed its Yellow Line in eastern and central Contra Costa County on July 2 because of an electrical outage. And fires near the tracks between the Daly City and Balboa Park stations and near the San Leandro station stopped trains service on consecutive days in May."

An equipment problem on the tracks near West Oakland forced closure of BART's Red and Green Lines, halting service between Richmond–Millbrae and Berryessa/North San Jose–Daly City. Riders were directed to alternate routings: Green Line passengers to use Dublin/Pleasanton trains and transfer at Bayfair or take Richmond-bound trains and transfer toward Daly City; Red Line passengers to use a shuttle between SFO and Millbrae and transfer to the Yellow Line, or use the Orange Line and transfer at MacArthur. BART provided no reopening estimate. The incident continued a series of service interruptions and shutdowns affecting BART since May.

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