BART service halted through Transbay Tube due to communication issues

BART riders looking to get from the Peninsula to the East Bay, or vice versa, were in for an unpleasant surprise late in the day on Sunday when trains were halted through the Transbay Tube.

The stoppage was necessary “due to a loss of communications,” according to BART news release. The trains were halted right around 4 p.m. — at the Embarcadero Station on the San Francisco side and, at the other side of the Tube, at West Oakland, according to information provided on the BART media line.