Funds from this award will support barts transbay corridor core capacity project

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) $67.8 million under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on September 10, 2025, to support the BART Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project through September 30, 2034. The award funds a comprehensive modernization initiative comprising four primary components: procurement of new rail cars to replace the existing legacy fleet and increase system capacity; upgrade of the train control system from fixed-block to a Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) moving-block system; expansion and upgrade of the Hayward Maintenance Yard to accommodate additional rail cars and maintenance operations; and installation of additional Traction Power Substations (TPSS) to support increased multi-directional train frequency per hour.

The project is designed to deliver safer, more reliable transit service with enhanced capacity capable of operating at shorter headways, benefiting all residents, visitors, and members of the general public throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. No subrecipient activities are associated with this award, with BART serving as the sole awardee responsible for project execution and delivery of all core capacity enhancements.

Activities

Barts core capacity program has four elements:1. New rail car procurement to replace the legacy fleet and enhance capacity.2. Upgrade the train control system from a fixed block to a communications based train control (cbtc) moving block system.3. Upgrade the hayward maintenance yard to accommodate the additional rail cars and needed MAINTENANCE4. Added traction power substations (tpss) to support additional multi-directional trains per hour

Expected outcomes

To provide a safer more reliable transit service with added capacity that is able to run at shorter headways.

Intended beneficiaries

All residents visitors and general public of the SF BAY area