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Electrical Fire at San Leandro Station Halts BART Service Across East and South Bay

The fire damaged a high-voltage cable, forcing widespread train disruptions and reliance on replacement bus services.

Commuters exit a BART train at Embarcadero station in San Francisco on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. BART ridership data shows that Tuesday is the busiest average day of the week for the transit system while Mondays are by far the lightest.
A fire near the San Leandro BART station forced the transit agency to shut down service between several East Bay stops. 
A BART train waits for passengers in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 15, 2022. Service was halted on the Berryessa line due to a station closure on May 20, 2025.
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Overview

  • An early morning electrical fire at BART’s San Leandro station on May 20, 2025, damaged a high-voltage cable supplying power to the third rail.
  • Train service on the Green, Blue, and Orange lines south of Lake Merritt station was suspended, affecting commutes across the East and South Bay.
  • AC Transit and VTA deployed replacement buses to assist stranded passengers along affected segments of the network.
  • This marks BART’s second major service disruption in May, following a systemwide computer network failure on May 9, 2025.
  • BART anticipates restoring partial service between 3:45 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. as crews work to address the damage.