BART says its red line trains between Richmond and the San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae stations will resume service Tuesday, two weeks after going out of service.
Trains had not run on the line since an electrical issue due to a substation fire March 6. After the fire, BART officials learned that 50-year-old power cables providing electricity for the trains to run hadRICHMOND, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 18: BART tracks are seen from this drone view near the BART maintenance yard in Richmond, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. Google Mapsthat the damaged cables were installed in the 1970s when BART first began service, with replacement set to begin on March 10.
The power issues that affected the substation directly affected the power traction on the tracks, Allison said. The damaged cables have not been able to feed enough electricity to power the red line, he said. Riders used to regular service on BART’s red line, as well as its orange line between Richmond and Beryessa stations, have had to switch lines or take shuttles during the service outage, which beganIn the interim, trains had been moving every 15 minutes in both directions until 8 p.m., going to 30 minutes after that. Orange line riders had used the system’s Antioch-to-SFO yellow line before transferring at MacArthur station for S.F.
On Monday, BART announced that it will run five-car trains along its red and orange lines, because the still-broken power cable limits 10-car use along those lines.
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