BART service recovering after track death in San Francisco

In this file photo, commuters enter and exit a train at Civic Center BART station in San Francisco. In this file photo, commuters enter and exit a train at Civic Center BART station in San Francisco. Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close BART service recovering after track death in San Francisco 1 / 4 Back to Gallery

BART service was recovering Thursday after a death on the tracks at Civic Center station in downtown San Francisco, officials said.

The fatal incident was reported at 10:08 a.m., said Taylor Huckaby, a BART spokesman. The response closed the station temporarily and caused major delays.

Initially, there was no service between the 24th Street and Montgomery Stations. BART then began single-tracking trains through the Civic Center station without stopping.

By 1 p.m., the scene was cleared, but BART said riders should expect residual delays.

The circumstances of the person’s death were not immediately released, but BART has been dealing with a recent uptick in suicides.

Hamed Aleaziz is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: haleaziz@sfchronicle.com