BART to close Mission-to-Daly City tracks November 14 and 15 | The Locally Times

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Free SamTrans and Muni buses will replace trains between 24th St. Mission and Daly City during a full track closure for train control work.

BART has announced a full track closure between 24th St. Mission and Daly City stations on the weekend of November 14 and 15 for work on its new train control system. Free buses will replace train service in that area, according to the agency's planned service advisory. SamTrans will run express buses directly between 24th St. Mission and Daly City stations. Muni will operate a hopper bus service on the same route that also stops at Glen Park and Balboa Park stations. Glen Park and Balboa Park stations will offer no train service but will be served by the hopper bus service. All SamTrans and Muni buses on the bridge will feature front-mounted exterior racks for bicycles. The entire Green Line will not run during the closure weekend. The Red Line will run from Richmond to 24th St. Mission only. Train service between Daly City and Millbrae stations will run every 15 minutes, while all other lines will maintain 20-minute service. Departure times for all lines will shift up to 3 minutes earlier or later compared to normal schedules because of the complexities of turning trains around at 24th St. Mission. An extra Orange Line train will depart Berryessa at 5:40 AM on Saturday and 7:40 AM on Sunday to replace the cancelled first Green Line train. Riders traveling south of 24th St. Mission Station can expect delays up to 30 minutes during the shutdown weekend. BART's Trip Planner will be updated by the end of October to reflect the schedule changes on the work weekend. Passenger support staff and interpreters will be at all stations, and temporary wayfinding signage will be posted at all impacted stations to direct riders to the bus bridge. BART says the work builds on an ongoing effort to install its new CBTC train control system, which the agency says will enable trains to run closer together. According to BART, the modernized system would increase projected transbay capacity to 30 trains per hour per direction in the core system area, up from the current limitation of 24 trains per hour per direction.