A subway train is stopped on the left side of the frame. On the right, dozens of people, only their backs visible, stand on a station platform, outside, waiting to board.

BART says it’s taken steps to avoid a repeat of the Sept. 5 systemwide shutdown

After a six-hour workday shutdown earlier this month, BART officials say the agency will do cable maintenance only on weekends to avoid another halt like the one that affected 44,000 riders and cost the system $200,000 in lost fare revenue. BART also will do a better job alerting the public about planned cable upgrading work, said Chris Filippi, BART spokesman.  “Going forward when this work happens on the weekend, we will notify the public in advance, isolate the area being…

By on September 22, 2025