US EditionSuspected Vandalism Behind BART Service Outage Friday
Vandalism to wayside track equipment forced suspension of BART service with replacement buses provided for affected stations, officials said.
- Early Friday, Bay Area Rapid Transit halted service between Hayward and Berryessa after an equipment issue forced trains to stop, closing service to Lake Berryessa station in San Jose.
- All indications pointed to damage to wayside track equipment, and BART crews said they are investigating the incident as a possible case of vandalism.
- AC Transit and BART arranged buses and extra vehicles to ferry passengers across the seven affected stations, while Orange Line trains short-turned at Hayward and Green Line trains terminated at Bayfair.
- Commuters faced local disruption while the Transbay Tube stayed open, leaving BART riders at Hayward stranded and asked to find other transportation on Friday.
- In recent months, BART has faced fires near tracks, network failures, and electrical issues; Oakland resident Christopher Ney said `We need this system to be a little bit more reliable`.
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Suspected vandalism behind BART service outage Friday
HAYWARD, Calif. (KRON) -- BART has halted train service Friday morning between Hayward and Berryessa after suspected vandalism damaged equipment near the tracks, according to transit officials. Commuters who depend on moving through the area should seek alternate means of transportation, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District said in an advisory posted around 5 a.m. The service outage has continued into Friday afternoon. “Green Line trains from Dal…
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BART service interrupted between Hayward and Berryessa stations
An equipment problem early Friday interrupted BART service for commuters on one of the transit system’s travel lines Friday, yet another day with a major interruption for the agency. BART spokesperson Chris Filippi said vandalism to the equipment caused BART to stop its service between its Hayward and Berryessa stations. He said BART still was working to determine what caused the issue. Related Articles ‘Unstable individual’ who ba…
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