BART opens all Oakland stations after major disruption; Red Line remains closed
Crews were abe to open all BART stations on Sunday after power loss at a substation severely affected service in Oakland.
Service was restored between MacArthur, Coliseum, and West Oakland stations. All lines are running, except for the Red Line, which remains out of service, BART said
"Crews are working to make repairs," said BART spokeswoman Anna Duckworth Sunday morning.
BART patrons are asked to consider alternative transportation. For transit alternatives, riders should use the BART Trip Planner at www.bart.gov/alternatives or the BART app to find transit alternatives based on the rider's location by deselecting BART in 'transit options.'
BART stopped service to several East Bay stations Saturday after a power problem closed four others.
A power problem that originated about 5:20 p.m. between 19th Street/Oakland and Fruitvale closed those stations along with 12th Street/Oakland City Center and Lake Merritt.
About 9:20 p.m., BART announced that it had additionally stopped service between MacArthur, Coliseum and West Oakland stations due to the power loss. There was also also no Green Line service between Berryessa and Daly City, and no Red Line service between Richmond and Millbrae, BART said.
Oakland firefighters extinguished a blaze in a BART electrical room after large portions of the transit service lost power Saturday night. About 300 passengers were evacuated, the fire department said.
"A fire was located and extinguished in an electrical room," Oakland Fire Department spokesman Michael Hunt said.
The fire department guided about 300 people off trains and platforms, he said. There were no reports of injuries.
Trains were turning back at Ashby, Rockridge, West Oakland and Coliseum stations, BART said.
A bus bridge operated by AC Transit was set up between West Oakland and MacArthur and between West Oakland, Fruitvale and Coliseum stations, BART said.
