Major delays for BART after woman falls onto track

Amid a ridership boom, an eastbound BART train emerges from the Transbay Tube en route to the West Oakland Station. Amid a ridership boom, an eastbound BART train emerges from the Transbay Tube en route to the West Oakland Station. Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Major delays for BART after woman falls onto track 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

BART experienced major delays Friday night, and trains did not stop at at the North Concord/Martinez Station for about 50 minutes, after a woman fell onto the tracks, officials said. Service to the station resumed just before 9 p.m.

Just after 8 p.m., a woman reportedly fell into the path of an oncoming train, a BART police dispatcher said. The person, who was not identified, was injured in the fall but was not hit by the train, the dispatcher said.

BART police, medics and firefighters responded to the scene, and the injured woman was reportedly conscious and alert, though the extent of her injuries was unknown, the dispatcher said.

Trains were single-tracking through the station but were not stopping to unload or pick up passengers.

Around 8:45 p.m., officials from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District reported that the woman was being taken to a hospital and that crews had cleared the scene.

Delays were expected to continue in both the Pittsburg/Bay Point and San Francisco International Airport directions, and there was no estimate as to when service would return to normal.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale