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| 2011–present || BART begins work on the East Contra County Extension Project, which adds diesel eBART service extending east from the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART terminus. The first set of new stations opens for revenue service in May 2018.
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=== Fare schedule changes over time ===
 
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! Year !! Month and date !! Minimum fare !! Excursion fare !! Percentage increase in fares !! Date of approval of series of increases
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| 2004 || January 1 || 1.25. || 4.40 || ?? || ??
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| 2006 || January 1 || 1.40 || ?? || 3.7% || May 2003
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| 2008 || January 1 || 1.50 || 4.90 || ?? || May 2003
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| 2009 || July 1 || 1.50 || 5.20 || 6.1% || May 2003
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| 2012 || July 1 || 1.75 || 5.25 || 1.4% || May 2003
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| 2014 || January 1 || 1.85 || 5.55 || 5.2% || February 2013
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| 2016 || January 1 || 1.95 || 5.75 || 3.4% || February 2013
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| 2018 || January 1 || 2.00 || 5.75 || 2.7% || February 2013
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| 2020 || January 1 || 2.10 || 6.20 || 5.4% || February 2013
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| 2022 || January 1 || ?? || ?? || ?? || ??
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| 2024 || January 1 || ?? || ?? || ?? || ??
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| 2026 || January 1 || ?? || ?? || ?? || ??
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| 2003 || June 22 || New stations, transit connections || BART extends its service south of Colma, simultaneously opening stations in [[w:South San Francisco station (BART)|South San Francisco]], [[w:San Bruno station (BART)|San Bruno]], [[w:San Francisco International Airport station|San Francisco International Airport]], and [[w:Millbrae station|Millbrae]].<ref name=bart-40-years/> The Millbrae station is an intermodal terminal connecting with Caltrain; Caltrain had moved its own Millbrae station to this location in Spring 2003. || South San Francisco, San Bruno, San Francisco International Airport, Millbrae
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| 2004 || January 1 || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. The minimum fare is now $1.25 and the excursion fare is now $4.40.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART091205.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective September 12, 2005|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref name=bart-fare-increases-2006/>
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| 2004 || May || Connectivity (cellular) || BART works with cellphone carriers Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to provide cellular access in its underground stations in downtown San Francisco.<ref name=bart-transbay-cellular/> || Downtown San Francisco stations (Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell Street, Civic Center)
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| 2004 || || Information for riders || BART launches www.bart.gov/wireless for phones. This is before the smartphone era, and this website is optimized for the traditional phones of its era. The site would continue to be available even after BART launches its mobile site at m.bart.gov in 2011, but it is no longer available as of 2019.<ref name=bart-mobile-site/>
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| 2005 || September 12 || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. The minimum fare is now $1.25 and the excursion fare is now $4.40.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART091205.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective September 12, 2005|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2005 || October 15 || Highway transportation shutdown || Caltrans shuts down all eastbound lanes on the [[w:San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge|San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge]] over the weekend for earthquake retrofit work, increasing the pressure on BART to carry transbay traffic. BRT runs transbay trains around the clock to serve transbay travelers.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2005/news20051011|title = BART runs around the clock during the October 15th weekend|date = October 11, 2005|accessdate = April 27, 2019|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref name=bart-40-years/> || Transbay Tube
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| 2005 || || Connectivity (cellular) || BART expands cell service to the non-downtown San Francisco underground stations, and later to the entire underground line in San Francisco.<ref name=bart-transbay-cellular/><ref name=sfgate-underground-not-unconnected>{{cite web|url = https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Underground-but-not-unconnected-BART-offers-2594271.php|title = Underground, but not unconnected -- BART offers wireless service to riders|last = Cabanatuan|first = Michael|date = November 19, 2005|accessdate = April 27, 2019|publisher = San Francisco Chronicle}}</ref> || 16th Street/Mission, 24th Street/Mission, Glen Park, Balboa Park
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| 2006 || January 1 (announcement: December 2, 2005) || Fares || New BART fares are effective from this date. The inflation-based fare increase is 3.7%, and there is an additional 10-cent capital surcharge to trips made within Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco Counties, including Daly City. The minimum BART fare is now $1.40 (up from $1.25).<ref name=bart-fare-increases-2006>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2005/news20051202|title = BART fares increase 3.7% on January 1|date = December 2, 2005|accessdate = January 23, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref>
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| 2006 || March 27, 28, and 29 || Service disruption || BART has to shut down service for several hours on each of Monday March 27, Tuesday March 28, and Wednesday March 29, due to computer shutdowns. The firs two incidents are due to a problem with the latest version of software that was installed. The third instance is an unexpected side-effect of the work to configure a backup system for faster recovery in such incidents. In an article on April 5 on its website, BART offers a postmortem and plans for improving in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2006/news20060405|title = About recent service interruptions, what we're doing to prevent similar problems in the future|date = April 5, 2006|accessdate = April 27, 2019|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref>
| 2007 || September 1, 2, 3 || Highway transportation shutdown || BART runs hourly, overnight service to 14 stations Saturday, September 1, Sunday, September 2 and Labor Day, Monday, September 3 when Caltrans closes the Bay Bridge for earthquake retrofit work.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2007/news20070801|title = All night service Labor Day weekend. Trains run hourly, stop at 14 stations after midnight September 1, 2 and 3|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit|date = August 9, 2007|accessdate = April 27, 2019}}</ref> || Transbay Tube
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| 2008 || January 1 || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. The minimum fare is now $1.50 (up from $1.25) and the excursion fare is now $4.90 (up from $4.40).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART010108.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective January 1, 2008|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/FINAL_FY08_SRTP_CIP.pdf|title = Short-Range Transit Plan FY08 Through FY17 & Capital Improvement Plan FY08 Through FY32|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref>
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| 2008 || July 21 || Connectivity (cellular) || BART works with cellphone carrier MetroPCS to add MetroPCS to the list of carriers (previous list: Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile) with service in the underground San Francisco portion of its line.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2008/news20080721b|title = Underground cellphone coverage on BART expands|date = July 21, 2008|accessdate = April 27, 2019|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref> || All of the underground San Francisco system (stations: Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell Street, Civic Center, 16th Street/Mission, 24th Street/Mission, Glen Park, Balboa Park)
| 2009 || February 2 || Connectivity (Internet) || BART enters into a 20-year agreement with WiFi Rail Inc., a company based on Sacramento, to provide high-speed wifi service along the BART system, after completing an initial testing phase. Phase 2 (the post-testing phase) would be planned to extend service through San Francisco and Oakland and through the Transbay Tube.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20090202|title = WiFi Rail Inc. to provide wifi access on BART system|date = February 2, 2009|accessdate = April 27, 2018|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref>
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| 2009 || September 14 July 1 (announcement: June 30) || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. This is an inflation-based fare increase of 6.1% (average 20 cents) and is one of a series of fare increases from 2006 to 2012 that were approved by the BART Board in May 2003. The minimum fare is now $1.75 (up from $1.50) and the excursion fare is now $5.20 (up from $4.90).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20090630b|title = BART fares increase 6.1% starting July 1 as District deals with $250 million four-year deficit|date = June 30, 2009|accessdate = January 23, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART_FS_091409.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective September 14, 2009|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2009 || September 22 || Information for riders || BART announces beta testing of on-demand SMS for riders, where they can send a SMS to a BART number and get back information such as train arrivals, delay advisories, elevator status.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20090922|title = BART tests on-demand info by SMS text messaging|date = September 22, 2009|accessdate = April 27, 2019|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref>
| 2012 || June || Team || Alicia Trost becomes the Communications Department Manager for the BART District, which also includes the title of chief BART spokesperson. Trost's comments would be included in a lot of news coverage of BART over the subsequent years.<ref name=trost-linkedin>{{cite web|url = https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliciatrost/|title = Alicia Trost|publisher = LinkedIn|accessdate = May 29, 2018}}</ref>
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| 2012 || September 10 July 1 (announcement: May 18) || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. The inflation-based fare increase is 1.4% and is the last of four inflation-based fare increases from 2006 to 2012 that were approved by the BART Board in May 2003. The minimum fare is now $1.75 (no change) and the excursion fare is now $5.25 (up from $5.20).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2012/news20120518|title = BART to implement last of inflation-based fare increases July 1|date = May 18, 2012|accessdate = January 23, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/BART_FS_31.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective September 10, 2012|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref>|-| 2013 || February 28 || Fares || The BART Board approves continued inflation-based fare increases, with increases slated for the years of 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. "The increase is calculated based on the average rate of inflation over the two year period minus 0.5% for BART’s commitment to productivity improvements." The increases are expected to raise an additional $325 million in revenue over the next eight years, and will help fund BART's capital funding needs. BART will also shift to demand-based parking, with a minimum parking cost of $1 and a 50-cent increase or decrease every 6 months for parking lots that are full and have less than 95% occupancy respectively over the 6-monthe period.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20130228a|title = Board dedicates inflation-based fare increases to new trains; OKs demand-based parking|date = February 28, 2013|accessdate = January 23, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref>
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| 2013 || November || Information for riders || BART rebuilds its website using the open-source platform Drupal. This would lead it to win the 2014 Blue Drop Award for best government website.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2014/news20140604-0|title = bart.gov wins "Best Government Site" in 2014 Blue Drop Awards|date = June 4, 2014|accessdate = April 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://2014.bluedropawards.org/best-government-website/nominees/bay-area-rapid-transit|title = BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT|publisher = Volacci Corporation|accessdate = April 27, 2019}}</ref>
| 2013 || October 24 || Vehicles and devices on BART || The BART Board votes unanimously to modify BART's Bike Rules. Effective December 1, 2013, BART will allow bikes on all trains at all times—with the exception of the peak commute hours (7 am to 9 am and 4:30 pm and 6:30 pm) when bikes will not be allowed to board the first three cars of any train. The first three car rule provides an option for those who want to avoid bikes altogether. Existing rules, such as no bikes in the first train car, no bikes on crowded trains, etc. still apply. The decision is after three pilots, the first one starting with bikes being allowed on Fridays, and the latest an extended five month pilot starting July 1 of the policy now being officially adopted.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20131024|title = BART Board votes to permanently lift bike ban|date = October 24, 2013|accessdate = April 27, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2014 || January 1 (announcement: December 11, 2013) || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. This is the first of a series of four inflation-based fare increases approved by the BART Board in 2013 (the other three will be in 2016, 2018, and 2020); the increase is 5.2%. The minimum fare is now $1.85 (up from $1.75) and the excursion fare is now $5.55 (up from $5.25).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20131211|title = Riders to help fund new train cars with fare increase starting January 1|date = December 11, 2013|accessdate = January 23, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/Fare_Scheds%20Jan%202014.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective January 1, 2014|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2014 || November 22 || New stations || BART opens (for revenue service) its Oakland International Airport station and its Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) connecting the station with Coliseum station. OAC does not use the standard BART tracks or cars, but rather, uses [[w:automated guideway transit|automated guideway transit]] (AGT). The route has a fee of $6, and although part of the BART system, using this route along with another BART route does not offer any price savings: if the fare for a trip from a station to Coliseum is $x, then the fare from the station to the Oakland International Airport (by combining that trip and AirBART) is $(x + 6). It replaces a $3 bus shuttle called AirBART.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2014/news20141121-0|title = New BART service to Oakland International Airport now open|date = November 21, 2014|accessdate = June 18, 2017|publisher = [[w:Bay Area Rapid Transit|Bay Area Rapid Transit]]}}</ref> || Oakland International Airport, Coliseum
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| 2015 || || Data || BART conducts a Station Profile Study, to understand the profile of riders at each of its stations. This updates data previously collected in 2008.<ref name=bart-2015-sps>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/about/reports/profile|title = Station Profile Study|publisher = [[w:Bay Area Rapid Transit|Bay Area Rapid Transit]]|accessdate = June 18, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2016 || January 1 (announcement December 2, 2015) || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. This is the second of four scheduled inflation-based fare increases, with the increase being 3.4% (the previous increase was on January 1, 2014, and the remaining increases would be in 2018 and 2020). The minimum fare is now $1.95 (up from $1.85) and the excursion fare is now $5.75 (up from $5.55).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2015/news20151202|title = Below inflation fare increase starting Jan 1, 2016 dedicated to improvements|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit|accessdate = December 2, 2015|accessdate = January 23, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/F_S%20FEB%202016%20.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective February 8, 2016|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2016 || January 9 || Violence || A homicide occurs at West Oakland station.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20160309|title = BART Police release video of West Oakland shooting suspect|date = March 9, 2016|accessdate = October 23, 2017|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref> The case would reveal that many cameras on train cars are decoys.<ref name=chronicle-decoy/> The case goes unsolved for a long time.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/08/one-year-later-still-no-leads-in-fatal-shooting-on-bart-train-near-west-oakland-station/|title = BART: A year later, still no leads in fatal shooting on train in Oakland|last = Baldassari|first = Erin|date = January 8, 2017|accessdate = October 23, 2017|publisher = ''Mercury News''}}</ref> || West Oakland
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| 2016 || January 14 || Train cars || An undercover investigation by the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' shows that the majority of security cameras on train cars are decoys. This investigation is done after it is discovered that the camera on the train car of a murder was a decoy.<ref name=chronicle-decoy>{{cite web|url = http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/BART-killing-exposes-security-gap-many-train-6757514.php|title = BART killing exposes security gap — many train cameras are decoys|date = January 14, 2016|accessdate = October 23, 2017|publisher = ''San Francisco Chronicle''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://richmondstandard.com/2016/01/20/bart-intends-to-install-surveillance-camera-on-all-train-cars-as-quickly-as-possible/|title = BART to swap all decoy cameras on trains with working ones|date = January 20, 2016|accessdate = October 23, 2017|publisher = The Richmond Standard}}</ref>
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| 2016 || February 8 || Fares || New, increased BART fares are effective from this date. The minimum fare is now $1.95 (up from $1.85) and the excursion fare is now $5.75 (up from $5.55).<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/F_S%20FEB%202016%20.pdf|title = BART Fares and Schedules: Effective February 8, 2016|accessdate = July 5, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2016 || March 17 to April 5 || Service disruption || On March 17, BART suddenly shuts down train service between North Concord/Martinez and Pittsburg/Bay Point stations, due to electric issues causing damage to train cars. It establishes a bus bridge between the stations.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://abc7news.com/traffic/bart-service-disruption-on-bay-point-line-to-continue-into-thursday/1248696/|title = BART service disruption on Pittsburg/Bay Point line to continue into morning commute|date = March 17, 2016|accessdate = June 20, 2017|publisher = ABC7}}</ref> On March 21, BART resumes limited train service during rush hours, while still operating a bus bridge at other times.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/03/17/bart-power-problem-damages-50-cars-adds-to-crowding-and-delays/|title = BART: Limited Train Service Resumes to Pittsburg/Bay Point During Commute Hours|publisher = KQED|last = Brekke|first = Dan|last2 = Clyde|first2 = Don|last3 = Goldberg|first3 = Ted|date = March 21, 2016|accessdate = June 20, 2017}}</ref> Regular service is restored on April 5.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://abc7news.com/traffic/regular-bart-service-resumes-at-north-concord-and-pittsburg-stations/1276936/|title = Regular BART service resumes at North Concord and Pittsburg stations|date = April 5, 2016|accessdate = June 20, 2017|publisher = ABC7}}</ref><br/>On March 17, the first day of service disruption, Taylor Huckaby, a 27-year-old agency communications officer, starts tweeting with the hashtag #ThisIsOurReality, highlighting BART's systematic problems, blaming growth beyond the initial expectations and design of the BART system, and pointing to the urgent need for more funding for BART to solve the problems.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.wired.com/2016/03/barts-righteous-tweetstorm-reminds-us-problems-fault/|title = BART’s Righteous Tweetstorm Reminds Us Its Problems Are Our Fault|last = Alba|first = Davey|date = March 17, 2016|accessdate = July 9, 2017|publisher = ''[[w:Wired Magazine|Wired]]''}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a20019/taylor-huckaby-bart/|title = This Is Our Reality: Why I Couldn't Hold Back About the Bay Area's Real Transit Problem. Faced with a flood of complaints during a messy commute last week, the official Twitter account of BART got frank about the system's woes. Taylor Huckaby, who manned the account that day, explains why he started tweeting truth bombs, and why public transportation in America must be saved.|last = Huckaby|first = Taylor|date = March 21, 2016|accessdate = January 21, 2019|publisher = Popular Mechanics}}</ref> || North Concord/Martinez, Pittsburg/Bay Point
| 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%(rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 cents). The minimum fare is now $2 (up from $1.95). 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 = April 27, 2019|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = httphttps://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 || January 1 (decision: October 26, 2017) || Fares || On October 26, 2017, the BART Board of Directors adopts two ordinances implementing a proof of payment requirement within BART paid areas and trains. Proof of payment means that a passenger must present a valid ticket or Clipper card anywhere within the paid area of the system upon request by authorized BART personnel. The laws go into effect January 1, 2018, with a one-month grace period in which warnings will be issued in lieu of citations for first time violations.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2017/news20171026-0|title = BART Board Adopts Proof of Payment Ordinances|date = October 26, 2017|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.thebaycitybeacon.com/politics/bart-proof-of-payment-rule-based-on-shoddy-evidence-hurts/article_1e5658d6-ca5d-11e7-8134-a3bd100eae99.html|title = BART Proof-of-Payment Rule, Based on Shoddy Evidence, Hurts Riders (Pedestrian Observations)|last = Levy|first = Alon|date = November 15, 2017|accessdate = February 25, 2018|publisher = The Bay City Beacon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2018/news20180220|title = Proof of Payment policy is in effect|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit|date = February 20, 2018|accessdate = February 25, 2018}}</ref>
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| 2019 || March 9 || Service disruption || At 2:45 AM on this day (Saturday) BART experiences a computer network failure. To recover properly from this failure, BART delays the start of dispatching trains to 9 AM, instead of the usual 6 AM start of Saturday service.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20190309|title = BART service resumes following earlier computer problem|date = March 9, 2019|accessdate = March 23, 2019|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref> BART provides a more detailed update on March 14, and states that the last similar failure had happened in March 2006. The failure in 2006 was due to a human error when upgrading software, whereas the failure this time is due to a failure of a switch (i.e., a hardware failure). BART also describes efforts underway to both reduce the incidence and mitigate the impact of such failures.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20190314|title = BART provides update on Saturday's computer network failure|date = March 14, 2019|accessdate = March 23, 2019}}</ref>
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| 2020 || January 1 (announcement: December 2, 2019) || Fares || Fare increases and a new fare structure are effective from this date. All fares are increased by 5.4%. The minimum fare is now $2.10 (up from $2) and the excursion fare is now $6.20 (up from $5.75). This is the last of a series of four inflation-based fare increases approved by the BART Board in 2013 (the previous increases were at the beginning of 2014, 2016, and 2018). According to BART: "All new revenue from this fare increase goes to BART's highest priority capital needs including new rail cars, a new train control system to provide more frequent service and an expanded maintenance facility."<ref name=bart-2020-fare-increase>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2019/news20191202|title = Fare increase January 1, 2020|date = December 2, 2019|accessdate = January 23, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/12/17/bart-fares-are-going-up-in-2020-heres-how-much-they-will-increase/|title = BART fares are going up in 2020: Here’s how much they will increase|last = Savidge|first = Nico|date = December 17, 2019|accessdate = January 23, 2020|publisher = East Bay Times}}</ref>
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| 2020 || || New stations || The {{w|Milpitas station}} and {{w|Berryessa/North San José station}} are scheduled to open for revenue service at this time, after being delayed by over three years.<ref name= "SJ Mercury 2019October" >{{cite news |url= https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10/01/san-jose-bart-delay-milpitas-berryessa-stations-likely-to-miss-2019-opening/ |title = San Jose BART delay: Milpitas, Berryessa stations likely to miss 2019 opening: Officials had hoped to open the stations by the end of the year |newspaper = San Jose Mercury News |date= October 1, 2019 |quote= But the agency’s general manager revealed this week that BART is likely to miss that target, and trains probably won’t start taking passengers to those stations until sometime in 2020. |accessdate= October 10, 2019}}</ref> || Milpitas, Berryessa (North San Jose)
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| 2022 || January 1 || Fares || A fare increase is scheduled for this date. This is the first of a series of three scheduled fare increases (2022, 2024, and 2026) following an inflation-based formula.<ref name=bart-2020-fare-increase/>
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| 2024 || January 1 || Fares || A fare increase is scheduled for this date. This is the second of a series of three scheduled fare increases (2022, 2024, and 2026) following an inflation-based formula.<ref name=bart-2020-fare-increase/>
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| 2026 || January 1 || Fares || A fare increase is scheduled for this date. This is the third of a series of three scheduled fare increases (2022, 2024, and 2026) following an inflation-based formula.<ref name=bart-2020-fare-increase/>
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