Bay Area Rapid Transit

rapid transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
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Bay Area Rapid Transit

Summary

Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,028 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bay Area Rapid Transit was a member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group[3].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit was a member of International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group[4].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit is in the country of United States[5].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[6].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's instance of is recorded as transport megaproject[7].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's instance of is recorded as commuter rail network[8].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit is owned by San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District[9].
  • San Francisco Bay Area is named after Bay Area Rapid Transit[10].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's headquarters location is recorded as Oakland[11].
  • The location of Bay Area Rapid Transit was San Francisco Bay Area[12].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit is part of public transportation in San Francisco[13].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's Commons category is recorded as BART[14].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit comprises Orange Line[15].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit comprises Yellow Line[16].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit comprises Green Line[17].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit comprises Red Line[18].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit comprises Blue Line[19].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit comprises Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line[20].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit comprises eBART[21].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit comprises Berryessa/North San José[22].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.7868, 'lon': -122.4023}[23].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's official website is recorded as https://www.bart.gov/guide/japanese[24].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's official website is recorded as https://www.bart.gov/guide/chinese[25].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's official website is recorded as https://www.bart.gov/guide/german[26].
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit's official website is recorded as https://www.bart.gov/guide/french[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include rapid transit[6], transport megaproject[7], and commuter rail network[8].

Origins

San Francisco Bay Area is named after Bay Area Rapid Transit[10].

Use and Application

Components include Orange Line[15], a rapid transit train service[28], in United States[29]; Yellow Line[16], a rapid transit train service[30], in United States[31]; Green Line[17], a rapid transit train service[32], in United States[33]; Red Line[18], a rapid transit train service[34], in United States[35]; Blue Line[19], a rapid transit line[36], in United States[37]; and Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line[20], an automated guideway transit[38], in United States[39]. Bay Area Rapid Transit is part of public transportation in San Francisco[13].

Why It Matters

Bay Area Rapid Transit ranks in the top 4% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,028 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved . pcad.lib.washington.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/bay-area-rapid-transit
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id logos:Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit
    Iate entry id 171493
    The independent topic id bay-area-rapid-transit
    Deník tag id 76758
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Bay Area Rapid Transit, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/f4a5df54f6c|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of rapid transit, transport megaproject, commuter rail network
    Member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group, International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group
    Described by source UrbanRail
    Location San Francisco Bay Area
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13390]]: bay_area_rapid_transit, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/222827866|bay area rapid transit (#222827866)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalo"
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