'Major medical emergency' near BART's N Berkeley station halts service

(KRON) -- BART service between the Downtown Berkeley and Richmond stations has stopped Friday morning, the transit agency announced at 6:50 a.m. The service disruption is due to a “major medical emergency” near the North Berkeley BART station.

AC Transit is providing a bus bridge service between Richmond and Berkeley BART stations, according to BART.

Red Line service between Richmond and Millbrae has also stopped, according to a BART service advisory.

"Passengers traveling from Richmond should board a Berryessa train, transfer at MacArthur to a SFO/Millbrae train," the advisory stated. "Those traveling from Millbrae should board a SFO/Antioch train and transfer at 19th St to a Richmond train."

No further information was immediately available on the medical emergency. There is no estimated time to resume normal service.

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