MacArthur (BART station)

MacArthur BART rapid transit station
View from platform 2
Station statistics
Address	555 40th Street Oakland, CA 94609
Coordinates	37.828260°N 122.267275°W / 37.828260; -122.267275
Lines	Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae   Richmond – Fremont   Richmond – Millbrae
Connections	AC Transit Emery Go-Round
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Parking	602 spaces
Bicycle facilities	40 lockers
Other information
Opened	September 11, 1972
Accessible
Owned by	BART
Clipper	Accepted
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2010)	7,596 riders per day  2% (BART)
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Ashby toward Richmond Richmond – Millbrae 19th Street/Oakland toward Millbrae Richmond – Fremont 19th Street/Oakland toward Fremont Rockridge toward Pittsburg/Bay Point Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae 19th Street/Oakland toward San Francisco International Airport

MacArthur is a rapid transit station on three lines of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in Oakland, California. It is the largest station in the BART system, being the only one with four platform tracks in regular use.

Location

MacArthur station is in north Oakland, in the median of Route 24 just north of its interchange with Interstate 580 and perpendicular to 40th Street. The surrounding area is mostly low-density residential, making MacArthur station a commuting hub.

MacArthur Transit Village

Because of MacArthur's importance as an interchange and its location in the center of the East Bay, BART has conducted a number of feasibility studies about the prospects of creating transit-oriented development around the station. These studies have resulted in a plan for the "MacArthur Transit Village," a mixed-use development on the eastern side of Route 24 bounded by 40th Street, Telegraph Avenue, and West MacArthur Boulevard. The current plan calls for 624 residential units as well as 42,500 square feet of retail space. The groundbreaking for the project was held in May 2011 with the start of construction for a new 450-space parking garage for BART, signalling the beginning of construction for the long waited project. The redevelopment is fervently supported by the Bay Area Rapid Transit District board member, Lynette Sweet.

Connecting AC Transit transit lines at MacArthur BART include: Line 31 to Alameda Point (no service to Macarthur BART on weekends, 31 terminates at downtown oakland) Line 57 To Foothill Square, or San Pablo and 40th. MacArthur BART is also serviced by the Kaiser Permanente and Oakland Childrens' Hospital shuttles, as well as the Emery Go Round free shuttle service to Emeryville. The Emery Go Round provides two primary shuttles 'Powell' and 'Hollis', and a rush-hour-only shuttle called the Watergate Express.

History

MacArthur station opened on September 11, 1972, as the north end of the inaugural BART line, which ran to Fremont, still the system's southern-most end. Upon the opening of the Transbay Tube the station began to serve cross-Bay trains to downtown San Francisco.

Station layout

MacArthur station is unique in the BART system in that it was built with cross-platform interchanges in mind. There are two island platforms and four tracks; the outer tracks serve all trains to and from Richmond, while the inner tracks serve the Pittsburg/Bay Point-SFO Line; at times Richmond-Millbrae Line trains also use the center tracks. Connections between the lines are timed for southbound travelers. This is is not the case for northbound travelers, as a transfer already exists further south at 19th Street/Oakland.

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

External links

• Official BART station page