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==Alternatives==
==Alternatives==
Trips between the BART station and Oakland Airport can also be made on [[AC Transit]] Route 73. AC Transit is cheaper at $2.10,<ref>[http://www.actransit.org/riderinfo/busfares.wu AC Transit Bus Fares]</ref> with additional discounts for those transferring.<ref>[http://www.actransit.org/faq/faq_list.wu?faq_id=&topic_id=23 AC Transit transfer FAQ]</ref> Route 73 runs every 15&nbsp;minutes daily, which is much less frequent than BART to OAK AGT service and is less frequent than even the former AirBART bus service used to be. Although Route 73 makes several local stops, total trip time is only slightly longer.<ref>[http://www.actransit.org/maps/schedule_results.php?quick_line=73 AC Transit 73 schedule]</ref> The airport connection provided by Route 73 is not emphasized; signage and information is the same as the other AC Transit routes serving the station. However, use of Route 73 is advised by BART on those days in which the BART to OAK AGT service is non-operational.
Trips between the BART station and Oakland Airport can also be made on [[AC Transit]] Route 73. AC Transit is cheaper at $2.10,<ref>[http://www.actransit.org/riderinfo/busfares.wu AC Transit Bus Fares] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815102706/http://www.actransit.org/riderinfo/busfares.wu |date=2009-08-15 }}</ref> with additional discounts for those transferring.<ref>[http://www.actransit.org/faq/faq_list.wu?faq_id=&topic_id=23 AC Transit transfer FAQ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061008222124/http://www.actransit.org/faq/faq_list.wu?faq_id=&topic_id=23 |date=2006-10-08 }}</ref> Route 73 runs every 15&nbsp;minutes daily, which is much less frequent than BART to OAK AGT service and is less frequent than even the former AirBART bus service used to be. Although Route 73 makes several local stops, total trip time is only slightly longer.<ref>[http://www.actransit.org/maps/schedule_results.php?quick_line=73 AC Transit 73 schedule]</ref> The airport connection provided by Route 73 is not emphasized; signage and information is the same as the other AC Transit routes serving the station. However, use of Route 73 is advised by BART on those days in which the BART to OAK AGT service is non-operational.


AC Transit route 805 is also available late at night, after BART service ends.<ref>[http://www.actransit.org/maps/schedule_results.php?quick_line=805 AC Transit 805 schedule]</ref> This route provides service to [[Downtown Oakland]], where [[All Nighter (night bus service)|All Nighter]] connections are available.
AC Transit route 805 is also available late at night, after BART service ends.<ref>[http://www.actransit.org/maps/schedule_results.php?quick_line=805 AC Transit 805 schedule]</ref> This route provides service to [[Downtown Oakland]], where [[All Nighter (night bus service)|All Nighter]] connections are available.

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BART to Oakland International Airport
Oakland International Airport AGT station in background
Oakland International Airport AGT station
in background.
Overview
OwnerBART
LocaleOakland, California, United States
Transit typeAutomated guideway transit (AGT)
Number of lines1
Number of stations2
WebsiteBay Area Rapid Transit
Operation
Began operationNovember 22, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-11-22)
Operator(s)BART
CharacterMostly elevated, with at-grade and underground sections
Number of vehicles4 trains
Train length3-cars
Headway6 minutes (peak hours)
10–20 minutes (early morning
& late nights)
Technical
System length3.2 mi (5.1 km)
No. of tracks2
Average speed24 mph (39 km/h)
Top speed30 mph (48 km/h)
System map
Oakland Airport Connector
Legend
BART
 Orange Line 
 Green Line  &  Blue Line 
 Coliseum enlarge…
Amtrak
I-880 (1961).svg
I-880
Nimitz Freeway
Doolittle Maintenance
and Storage Facility
California 61.svg
SR 61
Doolittle Drive
Oakland International Airport
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

The Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line, also known informally as the BART to OAK line,[1] is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system operated by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) between BART's Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport. The system opened for revenue service on November 22, 2014[2] and is integrated into BART’s fare system. During planning and construction, it was known as the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project.

Overview

The BART to Oakland International Airport AGT system replaces the former AirBART shuttle bus service. Initially operating between two terminal stations, the system includes provisions for an intermediate third station (Doolittle station) that may be built at a later date.

Stations

Main article: List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations
Station Opened Other BART
lines
Coliseum 1972      
Oakland International Airport 2014

Fares

On June 12, 2014, the BART Board of Directors voted to set the base fare for travel on the BART to Oakland International Airport AGT system at $6.[3][4] The Board left open the possibility that temporary promotional fares could be introduced in the future. In addition, seniors, people with disabilities, and children age 12 and under will be eligible for BART's 62.5% discount. Subject to approval, BART staff planned to recommend at a later Board meeting that airport employees continue to pay a discounted fare of $2.00 for the trip on the new service.[3] The connector operates with a farebox recovery ratio of 96%.[5]

Operations

The Coliseum–Oakland International Airport AGT system is operated by BART and is integrated into BART’s existing fare system. However, it does not utilize existing BART rolling stock and it is not physically connected with existing BART tracks. Instead it has its own fleet of AGT vehicles that operate on fixed guideways and are cable-drawn. The guideways and Cable Liner vehicles were built by DCC Doppelmayr Cable Car. The line is designed to have an approximate headway of 4.5 minutes (though it is currently operated with a headway of 6 minutes) and to complete a one-way trip in approximately 8 minutes, with an on-time performance of more than 99.5%.[6][7]

The initial setup is four 3-car trains (113 passengers each train),[3] but the system can accommodate an expansion to four 4-car trains (148 passengers each train). The system has four cable loops and one train per cable. The system uses a pinched-loop configuration, with two lines that merge into a single track just before each terminus. Cars switch cables during dwell time at the station.[8] The trains automatically switch cables four times: once at each end, and halfway between the two stops at the wheelhouse, near the intersection of Hegenberger Road and Airport Access Road. The wheelhouse has four 12-foot (3.7 m) drive wheels that move the cables.

The 3.2-mile (5.1 km) AGT route between Oakland Coliseum Station and the airport is mostly elevated, largely in the median of Hegenberger Road, with one underground section as it passes under Doolittle Drive, and one at-grade section just west of that point, before the AGT enters airport property on an elevated guideway. A maintenance and storage facility is located near the midpoint of the system. A two-person team monitors operation of the system from a central control room in the Doolittle maintenance and storage facility.

The AGT’s connection to the existing BART system at Coliseum Station resembles the AirTrain JFK and AirTrain Newark airport people movers' existing off-airport connections to other rail transit lines.[original research?] In this case however, both the airport people mover and connecting rail transit are operated by BART and share the same fare system. The Airport station's fare gates are located at Coliseum station, between the line's dedicated platform and the elevated walkway above San Leandro Street linking it to the original platform. Both stations for the line feature platform screen doors – a first for the system.

Interior of the tram.
Tram viewed from airport station.

Funding

The $484 million[2] for funding the project came from local government funds ($275 million, 57%), state funds ($79 million, 16%), federal funds ($25 million, 5%), and BART deficit spending ($106 million, 22%).

In late 2009, just prior to the award of the contract to construct the system, the project lost $70 million of federal stimulus funding because the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) found that BART was out of conformance with Title VI. Among other non-OAC considerations, the FTA cited that BART did not complete the necessary analysis to determine if the future change in service would disproportionately impact low-income or minority communities. The FTA forced the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to reallocate the funding.[9]

By September 2010, all necessary federal and state funding for the OAC had been re-established, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 20, 2010 featuring key politicians: BART Director Carole Ward Allen, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, State Assemblyman Sandra Swanson, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, and Oakland City Councilman Larry Reid.[10]

Alternatives

Trips between the BART station and Oakland Airport can also be made on AC Transit Route 73. AC Transit is cheaper at $2.10,[11] with additional discounts for those transferring.[12] Route 73 runs every 15 minutes daily, which is much less frequent than BART to OAK AGT service and is less frequent than even the former AirBART bus service used to be. Although Route 73 makes several local stops, total trip time is only slightly longer.[13] The airport connection provided by Route 73 is not emphasized; signage and information is the same as the other AC Transit routes serving the station. However, use of Route 73 is advised by BART on those days in which the BART to OAK AGT service is non-operational.

AC Transit route 805 is also available late at night, after BART service ends.[14] This route provides service to Downtown Oakland, where All Nighter connections are available.

See also

References

  1. ^ "One year marks one million rides on BART to OAK". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). November 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  2. ^ a b "New BART service to Oakland International Airport now open". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). November 21, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  3. ^ a b c "BART Board sets fares for BART to Oakland International Airport service". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). June 12, 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  4. ^ Cabanatuan, Michael (June 13, 2014). "$6 rides for BART's Oakland Airport Connector". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
  5. ^ Baldassari, Erin (27 November 2016). "BART's Oakland Airport Connector losing money; Uber, Lyft to blame?". East Bay Times. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. ^ "BART Board awards Oakland Airport Connector contract in historic vote". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). December 10, 2009. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  7. ^ "Oakland Airport Connector BART Special Board Meeting" (pdf). Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). December 10, 2009. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
  8. ^ "Oakland Airport Connector". Doppelmayr Cable Car GmbH & Co KG. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  9. ^ Mie, Ayako (February 21, 2010). "$70 million for airport connector project to be diverted to regional transit agencies". Oakland North. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  10. ^ "BART breaks ground Wednesday on Oakland Airport Connector". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). October 20, 2010. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  11. ^ AC Transit Bus Fares Archived 2009-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ AC Transit transfer FAQ Archived 2006-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ AC Transit 73 schedule
  14. ^ AC Transit 805 schedule

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