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BART stations close due to medical emergency
The Fruitvale and Lake Merritt BART stations closed Wednesday night, with the closure of the Fruitvale Station due to a major medical emergency, the agency first announced at 9:05 p.m.
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Fruitvale and Lake Merritt BART stations closed Wednesday night, with the closure of the Fruitvale Station due to a major medical emergency, the agency first announced at 9:05 p.m.
The reason for the Lake Merritt Station closure, which was announced at 9:50 p.m., has not been released by BART.
Major delays exist in the system on the Berryessa Line in the Dublin/Pleasanton, Berryessa, Richmond and Daly City directions.
There is no BART train service between West Oakland, 12th Street, and Coliseum stations.
A/C Transit buses are available to assist riders.
BART's Transbay Tube celebrates 50th anniversary, earthquake retrofit complete
The BART Transbay Tunnel celebrated its 50th birthday on Monday with a very special announcement about its resilience to mega earthquakes going forward far, far into the future. The 50-old infrastructure is now fully ready for the next half-century, perhaps the next millennium.