BART riders can now access the Powell Street Station platform via escalator as the transit agency moves forward with its escalator renovation project.
The first of five platform escalators in the station to be in service, the new escalator is made with lighter, sustainable materials, greater safety features and an environmentally friendly automatic lubrication system. BART describes the new design to be “the vanguard for a new generation of escalators.”
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