BART Cancels Weekend Track Closure Between Walnut Creek, Concord

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — A track shutdown and bus bridge planned for this weekend has been postponed, BART announced late Thursday.

Instead, trains will run on regular weekend service both Saturday and Sunday, Jan 18-19, BART said in a social media post.

BART did not disclose a reason for the cancellation, nor give a new date for when the track upgrades may take place.

Riders should also note that service on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the same as Saturday. Trains run from 6 a.m. until midnight, and service on the Yellow Line is less frequent, offered every 20 minutes. All five BART lines run from opening until around 9 p.m., and three-line service from around 9 p.m. until the nd of service.

MLK Day is also a parking holiday, meaning parking is free at all stations except for Milpitas and Berryessa/North San Jose, which the Valley Transportation Authority operates.

ORIGINAL POST:

There will be no BART service this weekend between Walnut Creek and Concord this weekend.

Track work is scheduled on Saturday and Sunday to replace decades-old components necessary for continued, reliable service.

To allow this work to happen efficiently and safely, riders must exit their train and take a free bus between the Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre and Concord stations.

Riders can expect 20-30 minute delays in the work area.

The project also requires cancelling some early morning and late night trains, listed below.

Saturday Morning

• The first southbound trains departing Concord at 5:37 am and 5:57 am will be cancelled.
• Instead, the first southbound trains to San Francisco will depart Walnut Creek at 5:45 a.m., 6:05 a.m., and 6:25 a.m.
• To accommodate southbound passengers, buses will depart Concord at 5:23 a.m., 5:43 a.m., and 6:03 a.m. and Pleasant Hill at 5:30 a.m., 5:50 a.m., and 6:10 a.m. to connect with these trains.

Saturday and Sunday Night

• The last southbound train departing Antioch at 11:58 p.m. and Pittsburg/Bay Point at 12:12 a.m. are cancelled.
• Riders must take the earlier southbound train, which departs Antioch at 11:32 pm and Pittsburg/Bay Point at 11:46 pm.

Sunday Morning

• The first southbound trains departing Concord at 7:37 am and 7:57 am will be cancelled.
• Instead, the first southbound trains going to San Francisco will depart Walnut Creek Station at 7:45 am, 8:05 am, and 8:25 am.
• Buses will depart Concord at 7:23 am, 7:43 am, and 8:03 am and Pleasant Hill at 7:30 am, 7:50 am, and 8:10 am to connect with these trains.

This weekend's work is part of BART’s overall effort to improve the safety and reliability of the 131-mile, 50-station system. The progress of this work is detailed in the 2024 Measure RR Annual Report published by the independent Measure RR Bond Oversight Committee.