UPDATE: Orinda BART Station Reopens After Person Fatally Struck By Train
ORINDA (CBS SF) -- A fatal train strike in the East Bay has led to the closure the Orinda BART station for nearly three hours with trains single-tracking through the area, according to transit officials.
BART officials confirmed shortly after 5:30 p.m. that a person had been struck by a train and was deceased.
The @SFBARTAlert Twitter account initially posted about the emergency at 4:39 p.m. Monday
There is a delay developing at Orinda in the Antioch direction due to a major medical emergency.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) February 8, 2022
The transit agency announced that trains were not stopping at the station and that Orinda station was closed a short time later.
While trains were passing through the station, they were running on a single track through Orinda, which was slowing service in both directions on the Yellow Line.
We understand there is a major medical emergency at Orinda in the Antioch direction. We will update this thread as we receive information. https://t.co/3JfdcfHG7i pic.twitter.com/UIq8HWUYG8
— BART (@SFBART) February 8, 2022
KPIX has learned there is a person on the tracks, but no other details were available. Chopper 5 footage showed police and fire units at the station.
Contra Costa Transit bus #6 operates between Orinda and Lafayette stations and is accepting BART tickets as fare during the station closure.
At around 7:25 p.m., the @SFBARTalert Twitter account posted that the station had reopened and trains would be stopping there.
Orinda station has opened, trains will make stops at Orinda.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) February 8, 2022