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CBS News
10 hours ago
- Health
- CBS News
Major delay on BART Richmond line because of "major medical emergency" at North Berkeley station
What was described as a "major medical emergency" at the North Berkeley BART station led to major delays on the Richmond line Monday morning, the agency said. Just after 10 a.m., BART said the North Berkeley station was closed because of the incident, which halted Red Line service and led to delays on the line in all directions. A BART spokesperson said preliminary information was that a person entered the trackway, and a collision may have occurred with a train. Later, spokesperson Chris Filippi said that a person was removed from the trackway and was taken to a hospital. The station was reopened just before 11 a.m. and Red Line service resumed, but residual delays remained.
Fast Company
09-05-2025
- Fast Company
San Francisco Bay Area comes to a standstill as computer error shuts down entire BART train system
San Francisco Bay Area residents woke up to some bad news for their Friday commute. Bay Area Rapid Transit, or BART, the region's main commuter rail system, which connects San Francisco's peninsula with the East and South Bay, systematically shut down due to a 'computer networking problem' affecting train control. The agency announced it was closing all 50 stations at 4:24 a.m. on Friday morning, the East Bay Times reported. As of this writing on Friday morning, BART said that train service had resumed, although passengers should expect 'major delays.' 'Technicians are on site trying to get to the bottom of the situation, but right now, that is the information that we have,' BART communication officer Cheryl Stalter told KQED shortly after 6 a.m local time. 'We have a computer networking problem that is systemwide . . . it is affecting all operations, so we cannot put trains into service.' Chris Filippi, a spokesman for BART, said in a statement to the New York Times, that the last time this happened, it took several hours to resolve. The incident left tens of thousands of commuters looking for new ways to get to work, with many reportedly clogging the Bay Area's freeways, while the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which operates Muni bus and rail services, assisted remaining passengers at some BART stations, per the Times.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
El Cerrito Plaza BART station closed after someone struck by train
(KRON) — The El Cerrito Plaza BART station was closed Tuesday morning due to a 'major medical emergency,' according to the Bay Area Rapid Transit. A major medical emergency is typically the term the transit agency uses to describe a fatality on a BART train or at a BART station. According to BART spokesperson Chris Filippi, someone entered the trackway and may have been struck by a train. Witness of triple fatal Piedmont Cybertruck crash describes what happened BART service has been halted between North Berkeley and Richmond as a result of the closure. AC Transit is offering mutual aid between the stations. Riders are advised to take bus 72M to Richmond or North Berkeley Station, bus 79 to El Cerrito Plaza and to Berkeley Station, and bus 7 to El Cerrito Del Norte and Berkeley stations. No other details were immediately provided. BART gave no estimated time of reopening for the station. Elsewhere, BART is recovering from an earlier problem with a 10-minute delay on the San Francisco line in the East Bay direction due to earlier police activity. Bay City News contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
