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BART service restored between SF and Oakland

By GARANCE BURKETERRY COLLINS
Published June 15, 2012 5:52am ET
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BART service restored between SF and Oakland
AC Transit supervisor Louise Batieste talks to commuters waiting for a bus to take them across the Bay Bridge after a fire in West Oakland shut down transbay service on Thursday, June 14, 2012. About 400,000 people take BART trains on a weekday, the transit agency said, but more commuters than usual were expected due to the opening round of the U.S. Open golf tournament and a San Francisco Giants afternoon baseball game. (AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Kristopher Skinner) | Kristopher Skinner

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After a fire near a Bay Area Rapid Transit station shut down train service between San Francisco and Oakland for most of the day Thursday, trains began rolling between the two cities just in time for the evening commute.

Service was restored at 3:45 p.m., said BART spokeswoman Luna Salaver, though commuters would experience what she termed “residual delays” into the evening.

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