Bay Area Rapid Transit

BART (in full, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District) is a rapid transit electric train service that serves parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, including the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Daly City, Richmond, Fremont, Hayward, Walnut Creek, and Concord. It also serves San Francisco International Airport and, via AirBART buses, Oakland International Airport. In 2004 BART was named the #1 Transit System in America by the American Public Transportation Association. It beat out such systems as New York City's MTA, the 2001 winner, and Denver's Regional Transportation District, the 2003 winner. The BART acronym is pronounced as a single word, not as individual letters.

Related Topics:
Rapid transit - Train - San Francisco Bay Area - San Francisco - Oakland - Berkeley - Daly City - Richmond - Fremont - Hayward - Walnut Creek - Concord - San Francisco International Airport - AirBART - Oakland International Airport - American Public Transportation Association - MTA

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The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is a special governmental agency created by the State of California consisting of Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and San Francisco County. It is governed by an elected Board of Directors, and each of the nine directors represents a specific geographic area within the BART district. BART has its own police force.

Related Topics:
Alameda County - Contra Costa County - San Francisco County - Police

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While the district includes all of the cities and communities in its jurisdiction, the BART system only has stations in many but not all of these cities.

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