A computer equipment problem early Friday through the commute into chaos for BART riders, as authorities shut down the entire system for the second time since May.
In a series of social media statements, BART said the computer network issue followed a network upgrade. The agency did not say when the system would be open and urged riders to seek other means of transportation.
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AC Transit and the San Francisco Ferry Service were honoring BART tickets, according to the agency.
The delay comes 2½ weeks after BART closed its Red Line service between Richmond through the San Francisco Airport and into Millbrae. That delay came on the first day that passengers were able to swipe credit cards and ATM cards instead of Clipper cards in its new Tap and Ride system of pay.
That marked one of several times BART’s service has been hit with major delays or cancellations this summer. An electrical outage July 2 brought an afternoon closure on the Yellow Line in eastern and central Contra Costa County.
The difficulties began in May. Unscheduled track maintenance affected trains moving through San Francisco on June 11. A fire near the tracks between the Daly City and Balboa Park stations caused BART to shut down service between those stations on May 27, the day BART opened back up after a fire near the San Leandro station the previous work affected service between the Lake Merritt, Berryessa and Dublin stations.
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