Bay Area Rapid Transit [BART] Trains @ Embarcadero (4/26/22)

Enjoy =)

[@henrikvtcodes]

BART really is such a curious system. It's like commuter rail masquerading as a rapid transit system.

[@alexjenkins1079]

Yeah, perhaps I’d call it an S-Train (in my estimation it works like the Munich S-Bahn or the Paris RER (especially Lines A and B)

[@TohaBgood2]

​@@alexjenkins1079 The S-Bahn/RER analogy comes close but doesn't quite fit. No S-Bahn or RER can run at BART frequencies. BART runs at 4-minute frequencies right now and is upgrading to 2-minute frequencies in the near future. 80% of the system never sees frequencies under 7.5 minutes outside of late nights and weekends. That would make BART by far the best S-bahn/RER system in the world. I think BART WMATA and a few other similar systems deserve their own category. If you put them in the S-bahn/RER box they destroy the competition too convincingly. Furthermore, while BART was envisioned as super-commuter rail, it's basically turning into a more normal subway/metro with the current upgrades. The new the 3-door trains and frequencies have sealed the deal. Now they just need enough money to run frequent service at all times after the fiscal cliff in 2025.

[@michaellittlejohns7968]

Great video

[@annieescobedo2336]

Wish someone will do a video walking from Embarcadero BART exit to Immigration building.

[@LLocvsttt]

Did you find one yet ?

[@kevingreen5793]

Is it just me or do these trains acceleration sounds very similar to some of the NYC subways accelerating?

[@richrenwick3123]

The older trains were built in the 1970s

[@kevingreen5793]

@@richrenwick3123 yeah but all of them sound very similar to the newer NYC subway trains. I guess they use the same motors?

[@NortheastRailroadFanner]

They are most likely built from the same corporation, like WMATA Trains in DC.

[@LLocvsttt]

@@NortheastRailroadFanner true. Siemens for example built some trains used by LA Metro and others and despite looking different, they sound the same