BART back on track after partial derailment near Orinda disrupts service, injures 9 riders

BART service was back to normal in Contra Costa County, transit officials said Tuesday, nearly a day after a partial derailment near the Orinda station sent several people to hospitals with minor injuries and forced hundreds of riders to seek alternative transportation.

The derailment occurred at about 9 a.m. on New Year’s Day in the eastbound direction on BART’s Yellow Line, between the Lafayette and Orinda stations, BART spokesman Jim Allison said. A computer failure prevented a train from automatically changing routes at an interlocking, according to BART officials.