Politics & Government

UPDATE: BART Service Resumes, Expect Delays

UPDATE, FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 7:49 A.M.: BART service resumed about 7:30 a.m. this morning. Officials said to expect some residual delays.

There is no BART service this morning systemwide until further notice due to a technical problem, according to a BART spokesman.

BART officials initially estimated trains would begin rolling at 5 a.m., but have since said that no service will be offered and are advising commuters to arrange alternate transportation this morning.

BART spokesman Jim Allison said the major delays began shortly after midnight and resulted in between 500 and 1,000 Thursday late-night passengers waiting onboard 19 non-moving trains for a significant period of time early this morning.

Allison described the technical problem as BART computer systems in central control not communicating properly with the track switches.

"Train operators and track crews are instead manually cranking switches into position to route the trains properly," Allison said.

Computer technicians are working to restore normal operations, Allison said.

BART crews did not begin track maintenance as scheduled due to the technical issues, resulting in no BART service this morning, according to Allison.

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