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BART Service Fully Suspended Following Train Control Networking Failure

Commuters across the Bay Area face major disruptions as crews work to resolve the issue with no timeline for restoration.

A BART train arrives at the Pleasant Hill BART station in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
A Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) train arrives at Powell Street Bart Station on Market Street in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
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Overview

  • BART announced a systemwide service suspension at 4:24 a.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025, due to a train control system networking problem.
  • The transit agency has not provided an estimated time for service restoration as troubleshooting efforts continue.
  • Commuters are being urged to seek alternative transportation options during the outage.
  • BART has requested mutual aid from other Bay Area transit agencies to help manage the disruption.
  • This marks the latest in a series of technical failures that have raised concerns about the reliability of BART's infrastructure.