Commuters on BART’s Yellow Line ran into trouble early Monday after the transit system shut down part of the line because of an equipment problem.
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BART spokesperson Chris Filippi said a wayside train control issue affected BART’s ability to get trains to the Walnut Creek station. As a result, BART closed down the Yellow Line from the Pleasant Hill to Lafayette stations from about 5:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
The Yellow Line runs from Antioch in eastern Contra Costa County to the San Francisco Airport.
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Engineers solved the problem, Filippi said
The issue caused major delays on the system that still were at least 20 minutes long at 8 a.m.
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