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This is a timeline of {{w|Bay Area Rapid Transit}} (BART), a mass rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
| 2020 || June || Service hours, usage, COVID-19 || In response to a slight increase in ridership as some Bay Area businesses reopened as the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown is relaxed, BART adds three trains to the morning commute and three trains to the evening commute, effective Monday June 8.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200605|title = BART adds three extra Yellow Line commute trains as ridership ticks up; new schedule begins June 8|date = June 5, 2020|accessdate = June 6, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref> BART adds further commute trains on the Yellow Line on Monday, June 22, as ridership picks up further.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200622|title = BART extends Yellow Line extra commute trains to Pittsburg/Bay Point as ridership continues to tick upward|date = June 22, 2020|accessdate = July 3, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref> On June 9, a BART employee in a public-facing role tests positive for COVID-19.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200609|title = BART employee tests positive for COVID-19|date = June 9, 2020|accessdate = July 3, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref> On June 30, BART launches data-driven passenger load charts to "provide a snapshot of what riders can expect on-board trains during the COVID-19 pandemic."<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200624|title = BART launches data-driven passenger load charts|date = June 30, 2020|accessdate = July 3, 2020}}</ref> Overall, ridership increases during the month from being around 93% below benchmark on weekdays to being around 89% below benchmark on weekdays.<ref name=bart-covid/>
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| 2020 || June 13 || New stations || The {{w|Milpitas station}} and {{w|Berryessa/North San José station}} open for revenue service, after being delayed by over three years, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held the previous day, Friday June 12.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/south-bay/2-new-south-bay-bart-stations-to-open-saturday/2308349/|title = Two New South Bay BART Stations Open for Service. Trains started rolling at Milpitas and San Jose Berryessa stations after years of delays|last = Sanchez|first = Kris|last2 = Budman|first2 = Scott|date = June 13, 2020|accessdate = July 3, 2020|publisher = NBC Bay Area}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200519|title = BART service to Milpitas and Berryessa stations starts Saturday, June 13|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit|date = May 19, 2020|accessdate = June 6, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://abc7news.com/6196112/|title = BART announces service start date for long-awaited Milpitas, San Jose Berryessa stations|last = Glover|first = Julian|date = May 19, 2020|accessdate = June 6, 2020|publisher = ABC7}}</ref> || Milpitas, Berryessa/North San José|-| 2020 || July 15 || Fares || BART begins participating in the Clipper START program, offering a 20% discount on all rides paid for with a Clipper START card.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200715|title = Qualifying BART riders get 20% fare discount with new regional Clipper START program|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit|date = July 15, 2020|accessdate = September 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.dailycal.org/2020/07/17/bart-joins-clipper-start-fare-reduction-program/|title = BART joins Clipper START fare reduction program|date = July 17, 2020|accessdate = September 26, 2020|last = Lykke|first = Hanna|publisher = Daily Cal}}</ref>|-| 2020 || September 9 || Train cars || BART announces that it is decommissioning some old train cars, many of them running since the 1970s, as more Fleet of the Future cars become operational. The majority are to be scrapped, but some will be put for sale.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200903-0|title = New life for retired rail cars: Recycled and reused, with some offered to the public|date = September 9, 2020|accessdate = September 26, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ktvu.com/news/bart-plans-to-sell-old-train-cars-but-for-a-pretty-penny|title = BART plans to sell old train cars — but for a pretty penny|date = September 25, 2020|accessdate = September 26, 2020}}</ref>|-| 2020 || September 15 || Service frequency/capacity, funding || BART receives $1.2 billion from the Federal Transit Administration (its largest grant to date) for the Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program. The funds are to be used to increase the peak throughput of the Transbay Tube to 30 trains an hour, from the current level of 23 trains an hour. The funds are restricted and cannot be used to meet BART's short-term operational shortfall.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2020/news20200914|title = BART's Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program earns billion dollar federal grant|date = September 14, 2020|accessdate = September 26, 2020|publisher = Bay Area Rapid Transit}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/bart-receives-1-2-billion-grant-for-transbay-corridor-core-capacity-project/|title = BART receives $1.2 billion grant for Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project. Largest grant in agency’s history provides ‘critical funding boost’|last = Graf|first = Carly|date = September 15, 2020|accessdate = September 26, 2020|publisher = SF Examiner}}</ref>
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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/>
