At 9:17 a.m., BART posted on the social media platform X that the system was fully up and running, but to expect delays after service being halted since about 4 a.m.

It's not the first time BART has gone down for various reasons," Summers said. Having no transbay BART service sent thousands of riders jumping into their cars and crowding the Bay Bridge toll plaza.

BART could be a step closer to planning for a second Transbay Tube, it may also be considering 24 hour service, according to a report.

BART carries nearly 175,000 people most weekdays. The system went down shortly after 5 a.m. and service wasn't fully restored until around 9 a.m., complicating morning commutes.

BART may have been fortunate that the outage occurred on a Friday, when commuter travel is usually lighter because many office employees tend to work from home at the end of the workweek. Other ...

On average, more than 170,000 people ride BART daily. Riders wait on a BART train during a systemwide outage on May 9, 2025. (KRON4 / Will Tran) “Today was a major wake-up call for the Bay Area.

Le said he was attacked twice at BART stations. Despite those frightening experiences, he remains a regular BART commuter, encouraged by the recent changes and hoping safety continues to improve.

Update 4:53 p.m.: BART is warning commuters of more delays this evening, which is even more frustrating since all you want to do now is go home. After a long morning of 30-minute delays (read below), ...

BART carries nearly 175,000 people most weekdays. The system went down shortly after 5 a.m. and service wasn’t fully restored until around 9 a.m., complicating morning commutes.

BART carries nearly 175,000 people most weekdays. The system went down shortly after 5 a.m. and service wasn’t fully restored until around 9 a.m., complicating morning commutes.