BART riders may have noticed the barrier being installed around the
down escalator at Glen Park Station. According to BART’s website, the
repair is expected to take until January:
http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2015/news20151007
The Glen Park Association’s Transportation Committee has been in touch
with BART’s communications department. They tell us that the escalator
” experienced a significant mechanical failure in the drive system.
This requires removal of the system and a complete overhaul. Which
means the entire thing has to be taken apart. We need to get it a new
main gear which are hard to come by and are not quickly made.”