<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=02PUye_1Gzo3KpD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=02PUye_1Gzo3KpD00" width="755" height="402" ><figcaption>BART’s map shows the planned Nov. 14-15 closure between 24th Street Mission and Daly City for train control work.</figcaption></figure>Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) crews will install equipment for a new CBTC (communications-based train control) system during a Nov. 14-15 track closure between 24th Street Mission and Daly City stations.Train service will be suspended between the stations for the weekend to give crews access to the trackway, BART said in a service advisory. The Green Line will not operate during the closure.The installation is part of BART’s ongoing train control modernization work, which aims to replace aging equipment. The agency said the CBTC system is intended to improve reliability and allow trains to operate closer together.The modernized system is projected to support transbay capacity of up to 30 trains per hour in each direction in the core system area, compared with the current limit of 24 trains per hour per direction, according to BART.BART said the system determines train positions more accurately than traditional fixed-block signaling and allows real-time speed and braking adjustments.Hitachi proposed installing communications equipment only on cars with operator cabs, rather than on every car, the company said in a project article. The approach would allow the system to track each train and collect and monitor data, according to Hitachi.<h2>Program Background</h2>The train control project is part of BART’s broader Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Program. Other elements include 252 additional railcars, a new railcar storage yard and five new traction power substations, according to BART’s train control modernization page.BART awarded a design-build contract for the CBTC system to Hitachi Rail STS USA Inc. on Sept. 30, 2020, and issued a notice to proceed on Nov. 2, 2020, according to the agency. The contract was valued at $798 million, sister publication International Railway Journal reported in January 2020. Hitachi completed conceptual design in spring 2021, BART said.BART also selected Parsons and Systra/Hatch to provide design support during construction, including engineering, project management and implementation oversight. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. and CPM Associates, Inc., were selected to provide general construction oversight, according to the project page. Download the most recent project update to the BART Board below.</div></body>

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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) crews will install equipment for a new CBTC (communications-based train control) system during a Nov. 14-15 track closure between 24th Street Mission and Daly City stations. Train service will be suspended between the stations for the weekend to give crews access to the trackway, BART...

BART Plans Weekend Track Closure for Train Control Installation

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Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) crews will install equipment for a new CBTC (communications-based train control) system during a Nov. 14-15 track closure bet

BART Plans Weekend Track Closure for Train Control Installation

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