All BART trains were stopped due to ‘computer networking problem’

Across the Mission District, Ian Rice arrived at the 24th Street station shortly after 7 a.m. to take BART to his office downtown. “This is the first I’m hearing about this,” he told a KQED reporter after finding the fare gates at the station’s underground entrance closed. Above ground, no signage warned that the trains below were halted. “I was planning on going upstairs and seeing if I could maybe take the 22 [Fillmore], take the bus. We’ll see what’s available, but this is going to be an issue.” He was among the throng of commuters shuffling in — and quickly out — of the station during the busy morning commute. Luna Pantera arrived at the same station around 7:15 to catch a train to the car she was supposed to pick up before work. She said the closure meant a 20-minute delay and a more expensive commute. “I’m going to have to take an Uber that I really can’t afford, so I’m not very happy right now,” she said. Pantera told KQED that this isn’t the first time BART has frustrated ... Read full article.