Changes to BART train schedules intended to improve service will begin Feb. 10, officials said.
Transit district officials said that most changes involve “small tweaks,” while others are more significant and that changes will involve all lines, particularly the first and last runs each day.
“Major improvements include the return of two-line service into San Francisco on Sunday, the addition of Fleet of the Future trains on Saturday, earlier weekday train service for many riders, increased peak service for Concord riders in the morning and evening, and later evening direct service from San Francisco into Warm Springs,” BART said in a news release.
Trains that originated or turned back at Pleasant Hill during weekday morning peak periods will now do the same at the Concord station, which will allow the line to serve more riders by giving them the option of going to Concord said, BART said.
“Pleasant Hill will still be served by the same number of trains in the morning, but many of them will no longer originate at the station,” the district said. Three trains will originate at Pleasant Hill at 6 a.m.
Some evening commute trains will also end at Concord instead of Pleasant Hill, which will be reflected on the platform destination signs.
The morning peak 9:12 a.m. Antioch/SFO train from MacArthur to Daly City is being eliminated to allow the Concord turnback trains to serve more riders.
BART says its evening schedule is being adjusted to better accommodate single-tracking in the Transbay Tube.
On Saturdays more Fleet of the Future trains are being added, with two each on the Antioch/SFO, Dublin/Pleasanton, and Richmond/Millbrae lines, and four on the Warm Springs/Daly City line.
BART says the updated schedule will be available on its online Trip Planner before the changes start.
I wish someone at Bart would have the brilliant idea of listing on the app or website which trains are originating trains at Concord and P.Hill and at what times.
The trip planner has no indication of that at all so only after various trial and error attempts throughout the morning can you identify which train will be empty or not.
That being said I figured it out and will not tell my secrets as this will make the train more packed.
Actually Bart, don’t do this. Continue your incompetence
Umm…just check the time tables. Who is incompetent?
1. “Small tweaks”
2. “Fleet of the Future”
3. “Major improvements”
4. “Improved service”
Four lies for the price of one.
Isn’t it about time they jack up the price of parking to cap it all off?
The new schedule works for me. Now I won’t have to wait 15 minutes or wait out in the cold at WC for an Antioch train if I miss my usual one in the evening. It still sucks for those travelling beyond Concord though.