Yellow Line (BART)
The Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs from Antioch station to the SFO and Millbrae stations. It serves 28 stations in Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda, Oakland, San Francisco, Daly City, Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and Millbrae. This line ends at Millbrae station after 9pm on weekdays and all day on weekends when the Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae line terminates at Daly City or is not running. At other times, SFO–Millbrae passengers can transfer between the Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae line and this line at San Bruno station.
The Antioch-SFO/Millbrae line is yellow on the BART system map, but does not refer to it by color. It is commonly called the Antioch line, or alternatively the Concord line for its previous termini.
The portion of the line from Pittsburg/Bay Point to SFO/Millbrae has BART's longest average train length with many ten-car trains on weekdays and eight/nine-car trains on evenings and weekends. It is BART's only line with short turn trains that augment the regular 15-minute-interval full-distance trains. Each weekday during peak hours, 14 short turn trains per direction to terminate at Daly City, 24th St., or Montgomery to the west and Pleasant Hill or beyond to the east. East of Pittsburg/Bay Point, BART uses diesel multiple unit trains to the Antioch terminus, and passengers are required to make a cross platform transfer. However, the line is presented to the public as one route, and headsigns and station information display the ultimate terminus of the train.
History
The Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line was the second of BART's five rapid transit lines to open. Service from Concord to MacArthur began on May 21, 1973. The line was extended to Daly City when the Transbay Tube opened on September 16, 1974. The North Concord/Martinez, Colma, and Pittsburg/Bay Point stations were added in 1995–1996.[2]
Until 2015, rush hour service included short turn trains that terminated at Concord; they ran to Montgomery Street or 24th Street Mission during the morning peak, and 24th Street Mission or Daly City during the evening peak. On September 14, 2015, these short turns were cut to Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre station to allow for increased frequency. These "Pleasant Hill Limited" trains bypass Rockridge, Orinda, Lafayette, and Walnut Creek stations eastbound in the morning peak, and Lafayette and Orinda westbound in the evening.[3]
In March 2016, mysterious electrical surges caused several cars to be taken out of service on the tracks north of North Concord/Martinez station. On March 16, 2016, BART halted service to Pittsburg/Bay Point station and established a bus bridge between North Concord and Pittsburg/Bay Point.[4] Limited service to Pittsburg/Bay Point resumed on March 21[5] and full service resumed on April 2.[6]
SFO/Millbrae extension service
When the SFO/Millbrae extension opened on June 22, 2003, BART extended the Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line to Millbrae but bypassed SFO. BART rerouted this line to SFO in place of the Dublin/Pleasanton line on February 9, 2004, with service extended to Millbrae outside of weekday peak hours. San Mateo County is not a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, so SamTrans funded the county's BART service. When the extension's lower-than-expected ridership caused SamTrans to accrue deficits, BART agreed to SamTrans' request to operate only the Dublin/Pleasanton line south of Daly City effective September 12, 2005.
SamTrans and BART reached an agreement in February 2007 in which SamTrans would transfer control and financial responsibility of the SFO/Millbrae extension to BART. In return, BART would receive additional fixed funding from SamTrans and other sources.[7] BART has since again increased service south of Daly City, and this line now terminates at SFO on weekdays, with service extended to Millbrae on evenings and weekends.
| Date of change | Service south of Daly City |
|---|---|
| June 22, 2003 | Daly City–Millbrae[8] |
| February 9, 2004 | Daly City–SFO (weekday peak hours) Daly City–SFO/Millbrae (all other times)[9] |
| September 12, 2005 | none[10] |
| January 1, 2008 | Daly City–SFO[11] |
| September 14, 2009 | Daly City–SFO (weekdays) Daly City–SFO/Millbrae (evenings/weekends)[12] |
Antioch extension service
BART to Antioch, named during construction and commonly known as eBART (East Contra Costa BART Extension),[13][14][15] is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) light rail branch line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in eastern Contra Costa County, California, United States. Service starts at Pittsburg/Bay Point station and extends to Antioch station.
Trains and tracks for the portion of the Antioch – SFO/Millbrae line between Antioch and Pittsburg/Bay Point are incompatible with those of the main BART rapid transit system, making it impossible for trains to move between the two systems;[16] instead, passengers transfer via a cross platform interchange at an auxiliary BART stop at Pittsburg/Bay Point – the BART to Antioch platform is accessible only via an intra-station ride from the main station to this auxiliary stop. The first extension proceeds 10.1 miles (16.3 kilometres)[17] east along the State Route 4 corridor to the city of Antioch[18] at a Hillcrest Avenue station. Revenue service began on May 26, 2018.[19]
The BART map does not differentiate between this service and the remainder of the Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line.[20][21] There is a notation on the map published in stations showing a transfer is required, but not on the schedule or map brochures distributed to the public.[22]
Stations
| Station | Jurisdiction | County | Opened | Other BART lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg / Bay Point | Pittsburg / Bay Point | Contra Costa | December 7, 1996 | eBART |
| North Concord / Martinez | Concord | December 16, 1995 | ||
| Concord | May 21, 1973 | |||
| Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre | Contra Costa Centre | |||
| Walnut Creek | Walnut Creek | |||
| Lafayette | Lafayette | |||
| Orinda | Orinda | |||
| Rockridge | Oakland | Alameda | ||
| MacArthur | September 11, 1972 | |||
| 19th Street Oakland | ||||
| 12th Street Oakland City Center | ||||
| West Oakland | September 16, 1974 | |||
| Embarcadero | San Francisco | May 27, 1976 | ||
| Montgomery Street | November 5, 1973 | |||
| Powell Street | ||||
| Civic Center / UN Plaza | ||||
| 16th Street Mission | ||||
| 24th Street Mission | ||||
| Glen Park | ||||
| Balboa Park | ||||
| Daly City | Daly City | San Mateo | ||
| Colma | Colma | February 24, 1996 | ||
| South San Francisco | South San Francisco | June 22, 2003 | ||
| San Bruno | San Bruno | |||
| San Francisco International Airport | SFO | |||
| Millbrae[a] | Millbrae | |||
Notes
a The Antioch–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.
References
- ^ "BART Sustainable Communities Operations Analysis" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.
- ^ "BART schedule change aims to provide some crowding relief" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 10, 2015.
- ^ Gafni, Matthias (March 29, 2016). "BART nearing full restoration of service". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Steve Rubenstein, "BART restores limited commute service to Pittsburg/Bay Point Station." SFGate, March 21, 2016. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/BART-restores-limited-commute-service-to-6930975.php
- ^ "BART RESUMES SERVICE AT N. CONCORD AND PITTSBURG/BAY POINT AFTER WEEKS OF REPAIRS." ABC7 News, April 2, 2016. http://abc7news.com/traffic/bart-resumes-service-between-n-concord-and-pittsburg-bay-point-/1273495/
- ^ "BART-SFO Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. February 14, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "BART to link to SFO June 22 / After many delays, latest date is firm, transit officials say". San Francisco Chronicle. April 18, 2003. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "BART changing schedule so more go to SFO / Peninsula ridership below expectations, needs a boost". San Francisco Chronicle. February 7, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "PENINSULA / BART to airport to be cut / Weekend trains to be kept on Peninsula". San Francisco Chronicle. August 11, 2005. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "BART to raise fares, increase train frequency starting Jan. 1". San Francisco Chronicle. December 9, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ "Off-peak service reductions began Monday, September 14th". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). September 15, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
- ^ Roth, Rob. "BART unveils diesel-powered eBART Antioch extension". KTVU. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ "East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART)". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). April 3, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ https://www.bart.gov/about/projects/ecc/faq , "What is eBART and BART to Antioch?"
- ^ "Stadler awarded eBART train contract". Railway Gazette. DVV Media UK. April 28, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ COETSEE, ROWENA (June 30, 2017). "Local pols get sneak peek at eBART train". The Mercury News. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ Padilla, Dave (September 18, 2012). "BART Official Says eBART Rail Project Set To Open In 2016". KCBS SF Bay Area. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART)". BART. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Station List". BART. BART.
- ^ "BART SCOA Final Report June 2013" (PDF). BART.gov. BART. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
- ^ see for instance https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/F%26S_MAY%202018%20ENGLISH.pdf, p. 2
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