Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) ridership grew 11.6 percent in November when compared to November 2024, and most stations saw double digit growth.
In November, riders took more than 4.4 million trips. Saturday ridership grew 19 percent and Sunday ridership grew 16 percent while, for some routes, ridership at Thanksgiving grew 12 percent. The agency attributes the increases to changing commuter trends, growing adoption of new fare programs, and an improved customer experience.
The West Oakland station grew 24 percent, 19th St/Oakland and 12th St/Oakland City Center ridership spiked more than 20 percent, downtown Berkeley saw ridership increase nearly 20 percent, and Embarcadero station grew 17 percent…