Red Line (BART)

The Red Line was the fourth of BART's five primary rapid transit lines to open. A few trains a day began running between {{bart|Richmond}} and {{bart|Daly City}} in April 1976, and all-day service began on July 7, 1980, after BART reduced train spacing through the Transbay Tube.{{BART History}}

Citing increased ridership, BART extended weekday service on the line from 7pm to 8pm starting September 10, 2012.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20120907a |title=Richmond-Millbrae Line weekday service to be expanded starting Sept. 10 |date=September 7, 2012 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}} BART further extended service until 9pm on weekdays starting September 14, 2015.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2015/news20150910 |title=BART schedule change aims to provide some crowding relief |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |date=September 10, 2015 }}

When the SFO/Millbrae extension opened on June 22, 2003, the Red Line continued to terminate at {{bart|Daly City}}. BART extended the Red Line to {{bart|San Francisco International Airport}} and {{bart|Millbrae}} during weekday peak hours on February 9, 2004. San Mateo County is not a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, so SamTrans funded the county's BART service. When the extension's lower-than-expected ridership caused SamTrans to accrue deficits, BART agreed to SamTrans' request to operate only the Blue Line south of Daly City effective September 12, 2005.

SamTrans and BART reached an agreement in February 2007 in which SamTrans would transfer control and financial responsibility of the SFO/Millbrae extension to BART, in return for BART receiving additional fixed funding from SamTrans and other sources.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512072440/http://apps.mtc.ca.gov/meeting_packet_documents/agenda_807/3d_MTC-BART-SamTrans_Settlement_Agreement.pdf |archive-date=May 12, 2009 |url=http://apps.mtc.ca.gov/meeting_packet_documents/agenda_807/3d_MTC-BART-SamTrans_Settlement_Agreement.pdf |title=BART-SFO Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Commission |date=February 14, 2007}}

Beginning March 22, 2021, Red Line trains were interlined with the Purple Line, while Saturday service was discontinued.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2021/news20210316 |title=BART schedule change begins March 22, 2021 |date=March 16, 2021 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}} On August 2, 2021, the Red Line began operating on weekdays and Saturdays until 9 pm, with all trains extended to SFO. On February 20, 2022, the line began operating on all days until 9 pm. On some Sundays between February 20 and September 12, 2022, when power cable replacement work took place in San Francisco, the Yellow Line ran to Millbrae all day to replace the Red Line.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220110-0 |title=BART schedule change begins 2/14/22, extending service to midnight on Sundays |date=January 10, 2022 |publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}

On March 6, 2022, a break in a power cable near Berkeley caused Red Line service to be temporarily discontinued. On March 8, a shuttle service began operating between SFO and Millbrae.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220308 |title=Orange Line only between Richmond and MacArthur, Red line suspended (transfers available) |date=March 8, 2022 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}} Red Line service resumed with 5-car trains on March 22.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220308 |title=Red line service now restored with 5-car trains |date=March 21, 2022 |publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit District}} Normal 10-car trains resumed service in early May.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220308 |title=Normal Red Line service now restored with up to 10-car trains |date=May 6, 2022 |publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit District}} A similar cable break near Richmond on June 17, 2022, resulted in two days of cancelled Red Line service. Limited Red Line service resumed on June 20, with Orange Line service reduced and supplemental SFO–Millbrae shuttle service added.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2022/news20220619 |title=Red line service (Richmond to Millbrae) impacted by power cable issue |date=June 19, 2022 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}

Effective September 11, 2023, Red Line trains operate between Richmond and Millbrae via SFO.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230427 |title=BART unveils reimagined schedule starting in September aimed at increasing ridership |date=April 27, 2023 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}

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• [http://www.bart.gov/schedules/bylineresults?route=7 Richmond – Daly City/Millbrae Schedule]

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Category:Red Line (BART)

Category:Railway lines opened in 1976

Category:1976 establishments in California