Update: Designs of Future BART Trains to be Displayed in Millbrae

Update: Aug. 5

Preliminary designs of the new train concepts will be shown at the Millbrae BART station on Aug. 17 and 18. For a full list of dates at other stations, click here.

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On July 20, BART announced that it will work with BMW to design its new cars for 2017.

Over the next few weeks, BART will host a series of events seeking the public's input on the new train design.

The new concept will facilitate passengers entering and exiting the train, according to DesignworksUSA. The cars will also feature adaptive interior color lighting that will change throughout the day with sunlight conditions.

According to BART, the system has the oldest running trains in the country, most of which are still in operation from BART’s opening in September 1972. BART hopes the new trains will attract more commuters from the Bay Area’s freeways. 

The Open Houses closest to Millbrae will be held in South San Francisco and San Francisco.

San Francisco Wednesday, August 24

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Planning + Urban Research (SPUR), Public Assembly Hall, 654 Mission Street.

San Francisco, Thursday, August 25

6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the OMI/Excelsior Beacon Center, James Denman Middle School, 241 Oneida Avenue.

South San Francisco, Saturday, August 27

10:00 am – 11:30 am at , Joseph Fernekes Building, 781 Tennis Drive, South San Francisco.