List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a heavy rail rapid transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is administered by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District government agency in three California counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco. BART is the fifth busiest rapid transit system in the United States, averaging 350,000 weekday passengers.[1][2]
For most of the week BART trains run on five routes; four branch eastward from San Francisco while the Richmond–Fremont line stays in the East Bay. (Nights and weekends a route or two shifts slightly or quits running.) In September 1972 BART's first route opened: Fremont to MacArthur, extended to Richmond in January 1973. Concord to MacArthur started in May 1973 and Montgomery Street to Daly City began in November 1973. The original system was completed in September 1974 when trains first carried passengers through the underwater Transbay Tube. BART's three routes then were Concord–Daly City, Fremont-Daly City and Richmond–Fremont; Richmond to Daly City didn't get all-day direct trains until July 1980.
The Concord-Daly City line was extended to North Concord/Martinez in 1995 and to Colma and Pittsburg/Bay Point in 1996. BART's fifth route, the Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line, began when the branch to Dublin/Pleasanton opened in 1997. The San Mateo County line was extended south from Colma to San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae in 2003.[3] BART passengers can reach Oakland International Airport on the AirBART bus from Coliseum/Oakland Airport station.[4]
The system has 44 stations: 16 on the surface, 15 underground and 13 elevated.[5] Nineteen stations are in Alameda County, eleven are in Contra Costa, and eight are in San Francisco. Six stations are in San Mateo County, though the county is not part of SF BART district. Fremont is the southernmost station and Pittsburg/Bay Point is the northernmost. As of 2013 Embarcadero has the highest ridership and North Concord/Martinez the lowest.[1]
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Stations [edit]
The following table lists the 44 stations now in use.
- Lines
| ^ | Transfer stations within the BART system |
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Transfer stations with other rail systems |
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Transfer stations within the BART system/with other rail systems |
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Line termini |
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Transfer stations with other rail systems/Line termini |
| Station | Line(s)[a] | Location | Opened[3] | Ridership[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th Street Oakland City Center | Oakland | September 11, 1972 | 12,758 | |
| 16th Street Mission | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | 11,567 | |
| 19th Street Oakland^ | Oakland | September 11, 1972 | 11,331 | |
| 24th Street Mission | San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | 12,232 | |
| Ashby | Berkeley | January 29, 1973 | 4,860 | |
Balboa Park^ ( ) |
San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | 11,947 | |
| Bay Fair^ | San Leandro | September 11, 1972 | 5,500 | |
| Castro Valley | Castro Valley | May 10, 1997 | 2,606 | |
| Civic Center / UN Plaza () |
San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | 19,646 | |
Coliseum / Oakland Airport ( ) |
Oakland | September 11, 1972 | 6,632 | |
| Colma | [c] | Colma | February 24, 1996 | 4,226 |
| Concord | Concord | May 21, 1973 | 5,645 | |
| Daly City |
Daly City | November 5, 1973 | 8,015 | |
| Downtown Berkeley | Berkeley | January 29, 1973 | 11,864 | |
| Dublin / Pleasanton |
Dublin / Pleasanton | May 10, 1997 | 6,559 | |
| El Cerrito del Norte | El Cerrito | January 29, 1973 | 8,181 | |
| El Cerrito Plaza | El Cerrito | January 29, 1973 | 4,573 | |
| Embarcadero () |
San Francisco | May 27, 1976 | 39,317 | |
| Fremont |
Fremont | September 11, 1972 | 7,754 | |
| Fruitvale | Oakland | September 11, 1972 | 7,775 | |
| Glen Park () |
San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | 7,245 | |
| Hayward | Hayward | September 11, 1972 | 5,112 | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | May 21, 1973 | 3,613 | |
| Lake Merritt | Oakland | September 11, 1972 | 5,961 | |
| MacArthur^ | Oakland | September 11, 1972 | 8,849 | |
Millbrae ( ) |
[c][d] | Millbrae | June 22, 2003 | 5,822 |
| Montgomery Street () |
San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | 37,979 | |
| North Berkeley | Berkeley | January 29, 1973 | 4,399 | |
| North Concord / Martinez | Concord | December 16, 1995 | 2,371 | |
| Orinda | Orinda | May 21, 1973 | 2,807 | |
| Pittsburg / Bay Point |
Pittsburg | December 7, 1996 | 5,368 | |
| Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre | Walnut Creek | May 21, 1973 | 6,477 | |
| Powell Street () |
San Francisco | November 5, 1973 | 26,301 | |
| Richmond () |
Richmond | January 29, 1973 | 3,727 | |
| Rockridge | Oakland | May 21, 1973 | 5,729 | |
| San Bruno^ | [c] | San Bruno | June 22, 2003 | 3,479 |
| San Francisco International Airport |
San Mateo County | June 22, 2003 | 4,745 | |
| San Leandro | San Leandro | September 11, 1972 | 5,432 | |
| South Hayward | Hayward | September 11, 1972 | 3,107 | |
| South San Francisco | [c] | South San Francisco | June 22, 2003 | 3,162 |
| Union City | Union City | September 11, 1972 | 4,276 | |
| Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek | May 21, 1973 | 6,425 | |
| West Dublin / Pleasanton | Dublin / Pleasanton | February 19, 2011 | 2,806 | |
| West Oakland | Oakland | September 16, 1974 | 5,768 |
Notes
a For stations serviced by multiple lines, lines are listed in the order of opening. The Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae and Fremont–Daly City lines do not provide evening/Sunday service.
b Station ridership is measured by average weekday exits in January 2013.[1]
c The Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae line services the Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and Millbrae stations on weekdays only. The line terminates at Daly City station on Saturdays.[6]
d The Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line services Millbrae station after 8pm on weekdays and all day on weekends only. The line terminates at SFO station until 8pm on weekdays. During this period, passengers traveling between the SFO and Millbrae stations must transfer at San Bruno station.[6]
Stations planned or under construction [edit]
| Station | Project | Location | Planned opening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warm Springs / South Fremont | Warm Springs extension |
Fremont | 2015 |
Milpitas ( ) |
Silicon Valley extension |
Milpitas | 2016-2018 |
| Berryessa | Silicon Valley extension |
San Jose | 2016-2018 |
| Irvington[a] | Warm Springs extension | Fremont | Undetermined |
| Calaveras[a] | Silicon Valley extension | Milpitas | Undetermined |
| Alum Rock[b] | Silicon Valley extension | San Jose | Undetermined |
| Downtown San Jose[b] () |
Silicon Valley extension | San Jose | Undetermined |
Diridon / Arena[b] ( ) |
Silicon Valley extension | San Jose | Undetermined |
| Santa Clara[b] ( ) |
Silicon Valley extension | Santa Clara | Undetermined |
| Livermore | Livermore extension | Livermore | Undetermined |
| Oakland International Airport[c] | Oakland Airport Connector | Oakland | 2014 |
| Doolittle[a][c] | Oakland Airport Connector | Oakland | Undetermined |
| Antioch[d] | eBART | Antioch | 2017 |
| Pittsburg[a][d] | eBART | Pittsburg | Undetermined |
Notes
a This station will be located along a BART extension that is currently under construction, but its construction is not scheduled to begin until funding for the station has been secured from its host city.
b This station's construction is not scheduled to begin until funding for the Silicon Valley extension's Phase II segment has been secured.
c The Oakland Airport Connector will feature tracks and cable-driven trains that are separate from and incompatible with the existing BART system. Its riders can transfer to the existing BART system at the Coliseum/Oakland Airport station and its stations will be integrated into BART's fare system.
d eBART will feature tracks and diesel multiple unit trains that are separate from and incompatible with the existing BART system. Its riders can transfer to the existing BART system at the Pittsburg/Bay Point station and its stations will be integrated into BART's fare system.
References [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: BART stations |
- General
- "Station List". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ a b c "Monthly Ridership Report". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ "Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "BART Chronology" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ "Departing Oakland International Airport (OAK)". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ "System Facts". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
- ^ a b "Schedules By Line". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 8, 2008.
