The system that manages the measure to Francisco It suddenly turned off on Friday morning (9/5/25), resulting in all the trains to be stopped and the transition of thousands of workers to work be particularly complicated.
“Due to a problem with the information system, the service is interrupted until a younger one,” the message on the San Francisco San Francisco said, urging passengers to search for “alternative means of transport”.
Tens of thousands of passengers were forced to be crammed into buses. The city’s big bridges, the famous Golden Gate and Auckland Bay Bridge, were completely bullied.
San Francisco is one of the few large US metropolises that have a highly developed public transport network, with subway, buses, ferry and famous trams that attract tourists.
The damage to the Bart network, which Daily serves 174,000 passengers and has 210 kilometers long linesit appears that it was caused by the way the information system was restarted, after its maintenance at night, explained a spokesman at the ABC7 local television station.
“I am already making a long trip to go to work and now I have to wait for the bus. I will be delayed at least half an hour, “Patrick Dan, one of the subway passengers, protested, speaking to San Francisco Chronicle.
Problems as well at the airport in Newark
This damage occurred at a time when on the other side of the country, in New Jersey, Newark’s Airport was again facing a problem, with the result that communications on the control tower managing incoming flights were interrupted.
It is the second damage of this kind within ten days, due to a problem with the telecommunications system. Such lesions endanger thousands of passengers of aircraft arriving at Newark, one of the busiest US airports.