BART's new Warm Springs station already experiencing broken escalators

The Warm Springs BART station is already seeing some equipment issues three weeks into service: Two escalators are being looked at due to problems. The Warm Springs BART station is already seeing some equipment issues three weeks into service: Two escalators are being looked at due to problems. Photo: Eric Kayne, Special To The Chronicle Photo: Eric Kayne, Special To The Chronicle Image 1 of / 35 Caption Close BART's new Warm Springs station already experiencing broken escalators 1 / 35 Back to Gallery

The newest BART station is barely three weeks old, yet Warm Springs is already experiencing a pain other stations know well: namely, broken escalators.

A photo posted to Reddit Wednesday night showed an already-closed escalator. A quick scan of BART's "Escalator Status" page (yes, that's a thing) this morning confirmed one escalator listed under "repair" and another under evaluation.

Broken escalators are a well-documented problem at the downtown San Francisco stations, but one can only assume that south Fremont is likely not experiencing the human waste issue that gunks up (and shuts down) the escalators. Presumably, there also haven't been enough riders to wear out the escalator just yet.

BART spokesman Jim Allison said in an email to SFGATE that while they're aware of the issue, "no particular pattern has emerged as to what is causing the breakdowns."

Should you be worried as to who's picking up the tab on the escalator fixes, Allison mentioned that both the new escalators and elevators at the station are covered by a warranty. The manufacturer will be in charge of the fixes for the next two years, under the agreement.

Both escalators have since been fixed and were back in service as of noon, thanks to fixes made by the escalator manufacturers, Allison confirmed.

Meanwhile, Muni would like you to know that none of its elevators are out of service, as of Wednesday.