Overview
- BART’s Alternative Service Plan would close up to 15 of roughly 50 stations starting in mid-to-late 2027 if voters reject the measure.
- The plan outlines roughly a 63% service reduction, elimination of the red and green lines, and a nightly shutdown at 9 p.m.
- Agency leaders project 1,100 to 1,200 layoffs alongside higher train fares and increased parking fees under the contingency.
- Directors used reserves to delay the first station closures by about six months from an earlier January 2027 timeline.
- BART says the $590 million state loan would be used only if the ballot measure passes, and even with cuts the agency forecasts needing about $150 million more next year to avoid deeper reductions in 2028.