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San Francisco transit system: the BART

San Francisco transit system

San Francisco metro is known as Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and it connects cities in the East Bay and San Mateo County. It’s the fifth busiest rapid transit system in the United States.

  • Known as: BART
  • Number of vehicles: 669
  • System length: 167 km
  • Number of lines: 5
  • Number of stations: 44, 5 under construction and 9 planned.
  • Top speed: 110 km/h
  • Operator: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
  • Average ridership: 373,945 per day
  • Start of operation: September 11, 1972