Rockridge (BART station)

Rockridge Station Rapid transit
Rockridge BART Station, main entrance
Station statistics
Address	5660 College Avenue Oakland, California 94618
Lines	Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae
Connections	AC Transit: Routes 49, 51A, 51B (local); E* (Transbay); 851 (All Nighter) *Route stops nearby at Claremont & College Avenue, operates weekday commute periods only
Platforms	Island
Parking	903 spaces- Monthly Reserved Permit, Daily ($1/day), Midday (free after 3pm), Extended Weekend (free), carpool, single day reserved, long-term/airport parking
Bicycle facilities	56 lockers
Other information
Opened	May 21, 1973
Accessible
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2010)	5,120 exits/day  3.83%
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station Orinda toward Pittsburg/Bay Point Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae MacArthur toward San Francisco International Airport

Rockridge is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station located in the Rockridge District of Oakland, California.

The station has an island platform in the center median of State Route 24 at College Avenue west of the Caldecott Tunnel. Service at this station began on May 21, 1973. This station is in BART District 3 and is represented by Bob Franklin.

Rockridge BART is in the heart of the Rockridge district of Oakland. Rockridge is home to many shops and restaurants along its corridor. Rockridge BART is near Claremont and College Avenue. Sitting between Keith and Miles Street, Rockridge is the last BART station before leaving to the other side of the Berkeley Hills and the first BART station in the greater East Bay. Rockridge BART features 3 bus lines: A/C Transit No. 49 is a two-way loop bus route serving Claremont, downtown Berkeley, Dwight, 9th and Ashby in the counter-clockwise direction; and serving Ashby, 9th, Dwight, Shattuck and Fulton Street in its clockwise direction. The 51B will runs north into downtown Berkeley and the Berkeley Amtrak station, while the 51A runs into Oakland and Broadway down the less utilized portion of College avenue. The station conveniently sits near several grocery stores. Heading east, Rockridge station is the first station served only by the Baypoint/SFO trains. BART runs early morning commute Daly City and Montgomery BART trains through this station.

Gallery

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  Memorial mural at Rockridge BART commemorating the Oakland hills fire of October 1991

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  New signage on the concourse level part of system renovation and upgrades.

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

External links

• BART - Rockridge Station overview