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BART Lines Back Up And Running Following Equipment Issues

On Friday, Bay Area Rapid Transit halted service across the Bay Area after transit officials announced around 5 a.m. that trains could not be started due to a computer problem.
Following a network upgrade, BART said the system experienced a computer network issue, marking the second full-system closure since May.
The agency urged commuters to seek alternative transport, including AC Transit and the Ferry, while about 170,000 people usually ride BART on a typical Friday and both agencies honored BART tickets.
By 6 a.m., traffic approached the Bay Bridge toll plaza grew heavy, The New York Times sent a breaking news alert, and SF Bay Ferry warned of a passenger surge while Muni planned mutual aid.
This outage fits a pattern of multiple BART disruptions this summer, including the Aug. 29 Transbay Tube outage, the July 2 Yellow Line electrical outage, and earlier May full-system and fire-related closures.

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