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| 2017 || April 22 || Violence || A mass robbery occurs at around 9:30 PM at [[w:Oakland Coliseum station|Oakland Coliseum station]]. A number of juveniles jump the faregates at the station, board a train, threaten the passengers, and extract valuables. By the time BART police arrives, they are already gone.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/04/25/audio-dispatch-of-oakland-bart-mob-its-a-group-of-50-they-bum-rushed-the-entire-train/|title = Audio dispatch of Oakland BART mob: ‘It’s a group of 50. They bum-rushed the entire train’|last = Hurd|first = Rick|last2 = Badassari|first2 = Erin|date = April 25, 2017|accessdate = June 18, 2017|publisher = ''East Bay Times''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/BART-takeover-robbery-50-to-60-teens-swarm-11094745.php|title = BART takeover robbery: 40 to 60 teens swarm train, hold up riders|last = Bulwa|first = Demian|last2 = Cabanatuan|first2 = Michael|date = April 24, 2017|accessdate = June 18, 2017|publisher = ''[[w:San Francisco Chronicle|San Francisco Chronicle]]''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/04/26/police-id-bart-train-takeover-beating-suspects/|title = Police Identify BART Train Takeover Robbery Suspects|date = April 26, 2017|accessdate = June 18, 2017|publisher = CBS Local}}</ref> || Coliseum
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| 2017 || May 25 || Team || BART Police hires a new Chief, Carlos Rojas, who was previously Chief of the Santa Ana Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20170525|title = New Police Chief officially sworn in|date = May 25, 2017|accessdate = October 23, 2017}}</ref>||
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| 2017 || June 28 || Train cars || BART completes the replacement of decoy cameras by real cameras in all train cars. The total cost of the project comes to $1.42 million; of which $463,749 is for the equipment and units and the remaining is for labor costs.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/BART-replaces-all-decoy-on-cameras-on-train-cars-11253276.php|title = BART replaces all decoy cameras on train cars with real ones|date = June 28, 2017|accessdate = October 23, 2017|last = Sernoffsky|first = Evan|publisher = ''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref>||
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| 2018 || January 1 (announcement: June 22, 2017) || Fares || Fare increases and a new fare structure are effective from this date. All fares are increased 2.7%. Also, under the new structure, paper tickets have a 50-cent surcharge, but the age limit for youth discounts is increased to 18. BART's budget increases 5.5% to 1.92 billion dollars, most of the increase coming from additional capital improvements.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20170622|title = BART budget sets groundwork for system investments and expansion|date = June 22, 2017|accessdate = November 29|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/22/bart-board-approves-50-cent-surcharge-for-paper-tickets-expanded-discount-for-youth/|title = BART: 50-cent surcharge for paper tickets, expanded discount for youth|last = Baldassari|first = Erin|date = June 22, 2017|accessdate = November 29, 2017|publisher = ''Mercury News''}}</ref>||
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| 2018 || May (tentative) || New stations || The {{w|eBART}} extension, including the stations [[w:Antioch (eBART station)|Antioch]] and {{w|Pittsburg Center station}}, are scheduled to open around this time.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/work-moving-forward-on-ebart-extension-to-antioch/|title = Work Moving Forward On eBART Extension To Antioch|date = August 23, 2017|accessdate = November 29, 2017|publisher = CBS Local San Francisco}}</ref><ref name=open2018>{{cite news|last1=Gartrell|first1=Nate|title=Pittsburg secures last piece of funding for eBART, expect new station in 2018|url=http://www.eastbaytimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27367240/pittsburg-secures-last-piece-funding-ebart-expect-new|work=[[Contra Costa Times]]|publisher=Digital First Media|date=January 22, 2015|accessdate=April 21, 2016}}</ref>|| Antioch, Pittsburg Center
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| 2018 || June || New stations || The {{w|Milpitas station}} and {{w|Berryessa/North San José station}} are scheduled to open for revenue service at this time.<ref name="updated" >{{cite web |url=http://vtaorgcontent.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Site_Content/VTABARTSV_051517_packet.pdf |title=Agenda - Monday, May 15, 2017 |publisher=[[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (VTA) |date=May 15, 2017 |accessdate=June 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/22/bart-milpitas-berryessa-stations-wont-open-until-june-2018/|title=BART: Milpitas, Berryessa stations won't open until June 2018|last=Kurhi|first=Eric|date=August 22, 2017|website=San Jose Mercury News|accessdate=November 29, 2017}}</ref>|| Milpitas, Berryessa
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