Mission-to-Daly City BART Riders Face Weekend Delays
Plan for trains every 15 to 20 minutes on November 14 and 15, with possible delays of up to 30 minutes.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Transportation
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Riders heading south of 24th Street in the Mission will face a weekend without BART trains between 24th Street and Daly City, as the agency installs a new train control system. Service is scheduled to be disrupted Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, 2026.
Why it matters
The closure is tied to a 1970s-era fixed block signal system being replaced with a communications-based one that tracks each train by transponder, a change BART says will allow more frequent and reliable service. The projections in the extraction suggest this weekend may be the first of several closures, which matters for anyone commuting between the Mission and the Peninsula.
BART's planned weekend work is a scheduled service change, with trains between Daly City and SFO or Millbrae running every 15 minutes and other lines every 20 minutes. The agency projects delays could stack up to 30 minutes for riders headed south of 24th Street, and the new system could eventually allow a two-minute headway, though the extraction does not say when that would arrive.
The players
BART
The Bay Area Rapid Transit district operating the regional rail system that serves San Francisco, the Peninsula, and the East Bay.
SamTrans
The San Mateo County Transit District, which is running an express bus bridge along the closed route.
Muni
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, which is providing hopper service at Glen Park and Balboa Park stations.
The details
BART will shut down service between the 24th Street Mission and Daly City stations on Saturday and Sunday to install a communications-based train control system that tracks trains using transponders. The red and blue lines will end at 24th Street, and Glen Park and Balboa Park stations will stay closed. BART will shift departure times earlier or later by up to three minutes to handle turnarounds at 24th Street, and Muni is running hopper service for riders stopping at Glen Park and Balboa Park.
Timeline
Saturday, November 14, 2026: closure between 24th Street and Daly City begins.
Sunday, November 15, 2026: closure continues; an extra orange line train leaves Berryessa at 7:40 a.m.
Across the Bay
The closure replaces the fixed block signal system that has run BART since the 1970s with a communications-based system that tracks each train by transponder. That departure from the older signaling design is what BART says will allow more frequent and reliable trains.
If you ride BART south of 24th Street this weekend, plan on trains every 15 to 20 minutes, possible delays of up to 30 minutes, and Muni hopper service if you need Glen Park or Balboa Park. Check departure times before you leave, since they will shift earlier or later by up to three minutes.
The takeaway
Expect longer waits and possible delays south of 24th Street this weekend, and leave extra time for the trip. Watch for further closure announcements, since the new system could eventually allow trains every two minutes.
What happens next
The closure is scheduled for November 14 and 15, 2026, and the extraction projects that more closures may follow, though no later dates are given.
Further reading
For background on how regional rail and bus service is managed, see Transportation coverage across the Bay Area.
Source note: This article includes information reported by San Francisco Chronicle.
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