Transportation
A BART train speeds past a passenger platform in San Francisco Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. | Benjamin Fanjoy/The Standard
UPDATE: Lafayette station has reopened, and trains are making stops there. There is currently a delay of 10 minutes between SFO and Antioch station.
BART is recovering from an earlier problem. Lafayette station is now open and trains are making normal stops. There is a 10-minute delay on the Antioch line in the SFO Airport and Antioch directions due to an earlier major medical emergency.
— BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) January 24, 2023
BART trains are not stopping at Lafayette Station on the Antioch line after a serious medical emergency Tuesday morning.
The transit operator said to expect major delays on the Antioch line in the SFO Airport and Antioch directions.
Trains are currently single-tracking through Lafayette, and trains are not stopping at the station while crews respond to the "major medical emergency," BART said on Twitter.
We are currently single tracking through Lafayette and trains are not stopping at the station while crews respond to a major medical emergency.
— BART (@SFBART) January 24, 2023
The station is closed. https://t.co/DswJfnnRS5
Riders are instructed to use Orinda Station while the response to the medical emergency is underway. Commuters are advised that Orinda has plenty of parking, according to BART.
The County Connection No. 6 bus provides service between Lafayette and Orinda stations.
Joe Burn can be reached at [email protected]
