BART to Halt Service Between Daly City, 24th Street
Weekend shutdown lets BART install a new communications-based train control system, with bus substitutes along the closed segment.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Transportation
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BART will suspend service between the 24th Street Mission and Daly City stations on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, 2026, to install a new train control system. SamTrans is running an express bus bridge along the closed route.
Why it matters
The current 1970s-era fixed block system is being replaced by a communications-based system that tracks each train's location with transponders, which BART says will allow higher frequency and greater reliability. Riders south of 24th Street should expect disruption during the closure.
Trains between Daly City and SFO/Millbrae will run every 15 minutes while other lines run every 20 minutes, with departure times shifting by up to three minutes. An extra orange line train will leave Berryessa at 5:40 a.m. Saturday and 7:40 a.m. Sunday, and the source does not address whether further closures will follow.
The players
BART
The Bay Area Rapid Transit district is the regional rail system serving the San Francisco Bay Area, and it is installing the new train control system.
SamTrans
The San Mateo County Transit District operates bus service on the Peninsula and is running the express bus bridge along the closed route.
Muni
The San Francisco Municipal Railway operates the city's buses and streetcars and is providing hopper service at Glen Park and Balboa Park stations.
The details
Glen Park and Balboa Park stations will remain closed, and the red and blue lines will end at 24th Street. Muni is providing hopper service for riders stopping at Glen Park and Balboa Park, and the green line between Berryessa and Daly City is canceled.
Timeline
Saturday, November 14, 2026: BART service between 24th Street Mission and Daly City suspended begins.
Sunday, November 15, 2026: Closure continues; extra orange line train departs Berryessa at 7:40 a.m.
Market Landscape
The closure is an installation step that moves BART away from its legacy 1970s fixed block signaling toward a communications-based system tracking each train with transponders. The source frames this weekend as possibly the first of many such closures needed to complete the upgrade.
Riders south of 24th Street will need to use SamTrans express buses or Muni hopper service during the closure. Trains from Daly City to SFO and Millbrae will run every 15 minutes, and delays could stack up to 30 minutes for anyone headed south of 24th Street.
The takeaway
Riders planning weekend travel on the affected lines should allow extra time and check departure times, since they can shift by up to three minutes. Building in a buffer for possible stacked delays of up to 30 minutes can help avoid missed connections.
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