A person reported on the tracks near the BART Embarcadero Station Wednesday evening caused major delays in both directions, according to agency officials.
Trains were halted entirely for more than an hour, causing chaos for commuters until service resumed at around 6:20 p.m.
UPDATE 6:19 PM: TRANSBAY SERVICE BETWEEN SF AND EAST BAY RESTORED. Trains now running through Transbay Tube.
— BART (@SFBART) November 30, 2023
Update 5:55 pm: BART Police are conducting an inspection of the Transbay Tube due to a trespasser inside the Tube.
— BART (@SFBART) November 30, 2023
Blue Line trains are running between Dublin and MacArthur.
Red and Green Line trains are not running. Please use Orange Line if traveling within East Bay.
Travel through the Transbay Tube stopped completely around 5 p.m., according to BART. While Blue Line trains began running between Dublin and MacArthur stations within the hour, the Red and Green lines remained idle as of 6 p.m.
BART service has stopped in the Transbay Tube in the SFO, Millbrae, Daly City and East Bay directions due to person(s) on the track near Embarcadero station.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) November 30, 2023
BART advised riders to choose alternate transportation to get to and from San Francisco and the East Bay and suggested using the Orange Line to travel within the East Bay.
Update 6:08 pm: @rideact is diverting the O Transbay bus to make stops at West Oakland Station. The O bus connects between Salesforce Transit Center in SF and Fruitvale Station via Alameda.
— BART (@SFBART) November 30, 2023
NL Transbay bus stop to/from SF at 20th and Broadway in Oaklandhttps://t.co/eraixpdgHy
The agency said East Bay riders who need to get to San Francisco could take the Orange Line to the 19th Street Station in Oakland and take the NL Transbay AC Transit bus across the Bay Bridge.
For transbay commuters, we are advising riders to take either @SFBayFerry or @rideact Transbay buses until we can restore Transbay service. Visit https://t.co/gxFeTPZuf8 to plan your trip during this major delay. https://t.co/Mi4Fgw9NTJ
— BART (@SFBART) November 30, 2023
BART later posted a grainy image of the person suspected of walking onto the tracks and asked for the public’s help identifying him.
BART Police is looking to identify this person who was trespassing in our trackway this evening.
— BART (@SFBART) November 30, 2023
Contact BART Police at 510-464-7040.
We are very sorry for the service disruption this individual caused and we are looking to hold them accountable. pic.twitter.com/AN7ODwE8Ec