See what others are creating with BART's public data
BART was one of the first agencies in the country to open up schedule and real time information to developers. It all started way back in 2007, and ever since then a bunch of super-smart computer nerds have been working furiously to see who could make your BART trip even more convenient!
Now we're not endorsing anything here: BART doesn't sell or license these applications. So before you download you should probably search the reviews to make sure you get what you want. If you just want something "official" check out BART's own mobile options. Happy downloading!
Free Apps
NAME: BART Departures
PLATFORM: Facebook
DEVELOPER: Platform Associates
WHAT IT DOES: look up real time departures, message friends when taking a BART trip
NAME: BART Rider
PLATFORM: Android
DEVELOPER: Sinan Akay
WHAT IT DOES: Real-time departure information and alerts
NAME: BART Live Arrivals
PLATFORM: iPhone, iPod Touch
DEVELOPER: taapuna.com
WHAT IT DOES: Real-time departure information (1 station only), system map
NAME: Estately
PLATFORM: Web
DEVELOPER: Estately, Inc.
WHAT IT DOES: Search real estate listings by proximity to a BART station
NAME: Google Earth / Google Earth for iPhone
PLATFORM: Various
DEVELOPER: Google
WHAT IT DOES: Station, route and schedule information in the transit sublayer
NAME: Google Maps / Google Maps for Your Phone
PLATFORM: Various
DEVELOPER: Google
WHAT IT DOES: Trip planner, station information, cost of BART vs. driving
NAME: iBART
PLATFORM: iPhone, iPod Touch
DEVELOPER: PanDav
WHAT IT DOES: Trip planner, station information, scheduled arrivals, delay advisories, system map
NAME: NextBus Mobile
PLATFORM: Mobile web
DEVELOPER: NextBus Information Systems
WHAT IT DOES: Real-time departure information (currently in Free Trial beta mode)
NAME: TrainText
PLATFORM: Twitter
DEVELOPER: Mason Blake
WHAT IT DOES: Two-way, SMS-style real time information via Twitter
NAME: Transitly
PLATFORM: Web app for iPhone, iTouch, Android
DEVELOPER: Liquid Mongoose
WHAT IT DOES: Scheduled departure times, remembers preferred trips
NAME: The BART Widget
PLATFORM: Mac OS X Dashboard
DEVELOPER: Bret Victor
WHAT IT DOES: Trip Planner, system map
NAME: The Next Train
PLATFORM: Mobile web
DEVELOPER: Jehiah Czebotar
WHAT IT DOES: Trip Planner
Not Free Apps
NAME: BART Live Arrivals Pro
PLATFORM: iPhone, iPod Touch
NAME: iBART Live
PLATFORM: iPhone, iPod Touch
NAME: iTransitBuddy
Platform: iPhone, iPod Touch
NAME: NextBART
Platform: iPhone, iPod Touch
NAME: Routesy
Platform: iPhone, iPod Touch
NAME: SF Subway Maps
PLATFORM: iPhone, iPod Touch
NAME: The Next Train
PLATFORM: iPhone, iPod Touch
NAME: TrainLogic
PLATFORM: Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung, SE J2ME
NAME: Tube
PLATFORM: Blackberry, iPhone, iPod Touch
NAME: UniBus
PLATFORM: iPhone, iPod Touch
Customers: tell us about apps you're using ... or apps you want to see.
Developers: have an app to suggest? We can't promise to list everything, but drop a line and we'll take a look.
Please note: BART provides these links as a convenience and cannot be held responsible for the content of third-party websites or any issue arising from the use of third-party applications. This listing is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. BART makes no representations as to accuracy, reliability or completeness.
Photo Credit: Teemu Mäntynen / Flickr
