Starting Wednesday, April 8, BART’s Monday-Friday service will run every 30 minutes until further notice.
This move will potentially save the operating budget $3-$7 million per month, according to BART.
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They were running like normal with ridership down 90%?
Not true.
On March 23rd, BART train service ended at 9 pm vs Midnight and weekend train service did not start until 8 am vs the previous schedule of 6am to Midnight. Extra commuter trains on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line were also eliminated.
You can find the details here: https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200225
Looks like they had reduced hours during the week on 3/23 and weekend 3/28, but not frequency during remaining hours serviced; now they’re reducing frequency.
While I don’t like the circumstances, I sure don’t miss my morning commute on BART. Being able to work from home has been a welcome relief.