Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a heavy rail rapid transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, United States. With average weekday ridership around 165,000 passengers in September 2023, BART is the fifth busiest rapid transit system in the United States.[1][2] BART is administered by the Bay Area Rapid Transit District, a special district government agency formed by Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Francisco counties.

BART has 50 stations: 19 on the surface, 15 elevated, and 16 underground (i.e. subway).[3] 22 stations are in Alameda County, 12 are in Contra Costa, and 8 are in San Francisco. 6 stations are in San Mateo County and 2 are in Santa Clara County; those counties are not part of the BART special district, but contribute to operations funding. As of September 2023, Montgomery Street has the highest ridership and Oakland International Airport has the lowest.[1] Every day before 9 pm, BART trains run on five principal routes; four are transbay routes connecting San Francisco to Oakland and various destinations in the East Bay, while the Orange Line runs exclusively in the East Bay. The Green and Red lines do not run after 9 pm, but all stations remain accessible by transfers via other routes.

BART's first route between Fremont and MacArthur, the Orange Line, opened in September 1972; it was extended to Richmond in January 1973. Service began between Concord and MacArthur on the Yellow Line in May 1973, and between Montgomery Street and Daly City in November 1973. The original system was completed in September 1974 when the underwater Transbay Tube and West Oakland opened. BART's three routes then were the Orange, Yellow, and Green lines. Embarcadero opened as an infill station in 1976, and direct Richmond–Daly City service began operating that year.[4]

The Yellow Line was extended to North Concord/​Martinez in 1995, and to Colma and Pittsburg/​Bay Point in 1996. BART's fifth route, the Blue Line, began service with a new branch to Dublin/​Pleasanton in 1997. The San Mateo County line was extended south from Colma to San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae in 2003.[4] A second infill station, West Dublin/​Pleasanton, opened in 2011. The automated guideway transit (AGT) Oakland Airport Connector opened in 2014 to serve Oakland International Airport.[5] BART service was extended south from Fremont to Warm Springs/​South Fremont in 2017, then to Berryessa/​North San José in 2020. A diesel multiple unit feeder service, eBART, opened from Pittsburg/Bay Point to Antioch in 2018. Several additional stations, including a subway through San Jose to Santa Clara, are planned or proposed.

Services

BART daytime service map

BART operates five named and interlined heavy rail services plus one separate automated guideway line. All of the heavy rail services run through Oakland, and all but the Berryessa/North San José–Richmond line run through the Transbay Tube to San Francisco. All five services run until 9 pm; only three services operate evenings after 9 pm, as well as some Sundays during maintenance work. All stations are served during all service hours.[6] The eastern segment of the Yellow Line, between Antioch and the transfer platform east of Pittsburg/Bay Point, uses different rolling stock and is separated from the rest of the line.

Unlike most other rapid transit and rail systems around the world, BART lines were not primarily referred to by shorthand designations or their color names (although the colors used on maps have been constant since 1980). The services were mainly identified on maps, schedules, and station signage by the names of their termini. However, the new fleet displays line colors more prominently, and BART has begun to use color names in press releases and GTFS data.[7][8] In 2022, BART formally announced on Twitter they were using colors on the line map and officially.[9]

Route name First service Service times
 O  Orange Line September 11, 1972 Operates during all service hours.
 Y  Yellow Line May 21, 1973 Operates during all service hours. Daytime service terminates at SFO, while evening (after 9 pm) service terminates at Millbrae.
 G  Green Line November 16, 1974 No evening (after 9 pm) service.
 R  Red Line April 19, 1976 No evening (after 9 pm) service.
 B  Blue Line May 10, 1997 Operates during all service hours.
 OAK  Oakland Airport Connector November 22, 2014 Operates during all service hours.

Stations

BART has 50 passenger stations, of which 47 are high-platform rapid transit stations. Oakland International Airport is served by the Oakland Airport Connector, which uses cable-hauled automated guideway transit (AGT) rolling stock; Coliseum has separate platforms for rapid transit trains and AGT trains. Antioch and Pittsburg Center have low platforms for use with the diesel multiple unit (DMU) trains used on that section of the line. A transfer platform east of Pittsburg/​Bay Point, which does not have street access and is not designated as a unique station, provides cross-platform transfers between the rapid transit and DMU sections of the line.

Seven stations are designated as transfer points between services; timed cross-platform transfers are available between the Orange and Yellow lines at MacArthur (southbound) and 19th Street Oakland (northbound). Nine stations are the terminal of one or more services; Coliseum is also a transfer station. Ten stations have connections available to other rail services – Amtrak, Caltrain, Muni Metro, and VTA light rail. All stations are served during all operating hours.

^ Transfer stations within the BART system
^† Transfer stations that are also line termini
† Line termini
Transfer to other system Stations with connections to other rail systems
Station Image Line(s) Connections Location Opened[4] Ridership[1] Parking
spaces
12th Street Oakland City Center A Richmond-bound train at 12th Street Oakland City Center station, 2018  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—OaklandSeptember 11, 19724,9710
16th Street Mission The platform at 16th Street Mission station, 2017  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—San FranciscoNovember 5, 19735,4080
19th Street Oakland ^ The upper platform at 19th Street Oakland station, 2018  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—OaklandSeptember 11, 19724,6680
24th Street Mission The platform at 24th Street Mission station, 2019  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—San FranciscoNovember 5, 19735,3370
Antioch † Antioch station on the first day of eBART service, May 2018  Y  Yellow Line †—AntiochMay 26, 20181,8651,012
Ashby The Ashby station platform viewed from the mezzanine level, 2018  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line		—BerkeleyJanuary 29, 19732,003715
Balboa Park ^ Transfer to other system A southbound train at Balboa Park station, 2019  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		 Muni Metro: J Church K Ingleside M Ocean ViewSan FranciscoNovember 5, 19734,3770
Bay Fair ^ A San Francisco/Daly City-bound train at Bay Fair station, 2017  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—San LeandroSeptember 11, 19722,4851,641
Downtown Berkeley The mezzanine level of Downtown Berkeley station, 2018  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line		—BerkeleyJanuary 29, 19735,1570
Berryessa/​North San José † Berryessa/North San José station viewed from the parking garage on the first day of service, June 2020  G  Green Line †
 O  Orange Line †		—San JoséJune 13, 20201,3871,527
Castro Valley An eastbound train at Castro Valley station, 2018  B  Blue Line—Castro ValleyMay 10, 19971,1821,123
Civic Center/​UN Plaza Transfer to other system A train at Civic Center/UN Plaza station, 2018  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		 Muni Metro: J Church K Ingleside L Taraval M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle
F Market & Wharves (at surface stops)		San FranciscoNovember 5, 19739,2240
Coliseum † Transfer to other system The platforms at Coliseum station, 2017  OAK  Oakland Airport Connector †
 B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		Amtrak Amtrak:      Capitol CorridorOaklandSeptember 11, 19722,693847
Colma A southbound train at Colma station, 2018  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—ColmaFebruary 24, 19961,4902,238
Concord A northbound train leaving Concord station, 2020  Y  Yellow Line—ConcordMay 21, 19732,5512,367
Daly City † Daly City station viewed from the footbridge at the north end of the platforms, 2018  B  Blue Line †
 G  Green Line †
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—Daly CityNovember 5, 19734,5752,068
Dublin/​Pleasanton † Dublin/Pleasanton station viewed from the parking garage, 2018  B  Blue Line †—Dublin/PleasantonMay 10, 19972,9552,927
El Cerrito del Norte Side view of El Cerrito del Norte station, March 2021  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line		—El CerritoJanuary 29, 19733,6322,198
El Cerrito Plaza The platforms at El Cerrito Plaza station, 2017  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line		—El CerritoJanuary 29, 1973 2,053761
Embarcadero Transfer to other system A train at Embarcadero station, 2018  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		 Muni Metro: J Church K Ingleside L Taraval M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle
F Market & Wharves (at surface stops)		San FranciscoMay 27, 197614,4010
Fremont A southbound train at Fremont station, 2017  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—FremontSeptember 11, 19721,9852,030
Fruitvale Buses and a train at Fruitvale station, 2018  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—OaklandSeptember 11, 19723,8771,268
Glen Park Transfer to other system The platform level of Glen Park station, 2018  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		 Muni Metro: J Church (at San Jose/​Glen Park)San FranciscoNovember 5, 19733,20453
Hayward Hayward station and adjacent freight tracks, 2018  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—HaywardSeptember 11, 19722,2851,473
Lafayette An eastbound train at Lafayette station, 2018  Y  Yellow Line—LafayetteMay 21, 19731,4741,629
Lake Merritt A train at Lake Merritt station, 2019  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—OaklandSeptember 11, 19722,826207
MacArthur ^ MacArthur station, 2019  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—OaklandSeptember 11, 19723,756602
Millbrae † Transfer to other system Trains at Millbrae station, 2018  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line †		Caltrain CaltrainMillbraeJune 22, 20032,0762,900
Milpitas Transfer to other system A northbound train at Milpitas station on the first day of service, June 2020  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA light rail: Orange Line (VTA)MilpitasJune 13, 20201,1871,631
Montgomery Street Transfer to other system A train at Montgomery station, 2017  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		 Muni Metro: J Church K Ingleside L Taraval M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle
F Market & Wharves (at surface stops)		San FranciscoNovember 5, 197312,1980
North Berkeley The circular headhouse of North Berkeley station, 2018  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line		—BerkeleyJanuary 29, 19731,747822
North Concord/​Martinez A southbound train at North Concord/Martinez station, 2018  Y  Yellow Line—ConcordDecember 16, 19956181,977
Oakland International Airport † The exterior of Oakland International Airport station, 2018  OAK  Oakland Airport Connector †Oakland International Airport OAKOaklandNovember 22, 20147360
Orinda Two trains at Orinda station, 2018  Y  Yellow Line—OrindaMay 21, 19731,2081,406
Pittsburg/​Bay Point † A train at Pittsburg/Bay Point station, 2018  Y  Yellow Line—PittsburgDecember 7, 19961,8251,992
Pittsburg Center A train at Pittsburg Center station, 2018  Y  Yellow Line—PittsburgMay 26, 2018583262
Pleasant Hill/​Contra Costa Centre Pleasant Hill station, 2018  Y  Yellow Line—Walnut CreekMay 21, 19732,3233,011
Powell Street Transfer to other system A train at Powell Street station, 2019  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		 Muni Metro: J Church K Ingleside L Taraval M Ocean View N Judah S Shuttle
F Market & Wharves (at surface stops)
T Third Street (at Union Square/​Market Street)		San FranciscoNovember 5, 197312,3830
Richmond † Transfer to other system The main entrance to Richmond station  O  Orange Line †
 R  Red Line †		Amtrak Amtrak:      California Zephyr,      Capitol Corridor,      San JoaquinsRichmondJanuary 29, 19732,397624
Rockridge A train at Rockridge station, 2019  Y  Yellow Line—OaklandMay 21, 19732,223903
San Bruno The platform at San Bruno station, 2015  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—San BrunoJune 22, 20031,3181,083
San Francisco International Airport † A train at San Francisco International Airport station, 2020  Y  Yellow Line †
 R  Red Line †		San Francisco International Airport SFOSan Mateo CountyJune 22, 20034,1940
San Leandro A train at San Leandro station, 2018  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—San LeandroSeptember 11, 19723,2261,224
South Hayward The platforms at South Hayward station, 2018  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—HaywardSeptember 11, 19721,4281,207
South San Francisco The platform at South San Francisco station, 2018  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—South San FranciscoJune 22, 20031,3193,500
Union City The platforms at Union City station, 2017  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—Union CitySeptember 11, 19721,8081,197
Walnut Creek A view of Walnut Creek station from the south garage, 2019  Y  Yellow Line—Walnut CreekMay 21, 19732,5522,089
Warm Springs/​South Fremont A train at Warm Springs/South Fremont station, 2017  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—FremontMarch 25, 20171,2452,082
West Dublin/​Pleasanton The platform at West Dublin/Pleasanton station, 2011  B  Blue Line—Dublin/PleasantonFebruary 19, 20111,2131,190
West Oakland A train at West Oakland station, 2018  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line		—OaklandSeptember 16, 19743,402156

Future stations

Map of the Silicon Valley extension

The four-station Phase II of the Silicon Valley BART extension will add underground stations at 28th Street/​Little Portugal, Downtown San José, and Diridon in San José, plus the surface-level Santa Clara station; it is planned to open in 2036.[10] An infill station on the Warm Springs extension at Irvington is planned to open in 2031. Two additional infill stations–the surface-level Calaveras on the Silicon Valley extension and the elevated Doolittle on the Oakland Airport Connector–are proposed but not yet funded or scheduled. Several of these future stations connect with other rail services in the South Bay region, including Altamont Corridor Express, which does not yet have a connection with BART.

Station Line(s) Connections Location Planned
opening
Irvington  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—Fremont2031
28th Street/​Little Portugal  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—San José2036[10]
Downtown San José Transfer to other system  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA light rail: Blue Line (VTA) Green Line (VTA)San José2036[10]
Diridon Transfer to other system  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		Amtrak Amtrak:      Coast Starlight,      Capitol Corridor
Caltrain Caltrain
Altamont Corridor Express Altamont Corridor Express
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA light rail: Green Line (VTA)		San José2036[10]
Santa Clara † Transfer to other system  G  Green Line †
 O  Orange Line †		Amtrak Amtrak:      Capitol Corridor
Caltrain Caltrain
Altamont Corridor Express Altamont Corridor Express		Santa Clara2036[10]
Doolittle  OAK  Oakland Airport Connector—Oakland
Calaveras  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line		—Milpitas

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Transit Ridership Report: Fourth Quarter 2019" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 27, 2020 – via Ridership Report page. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)
  3. ↑ "System Facts". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "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.
  5. ↑ "BART to OAK service opens in time for Thanksgiving travel" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Schedules". Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ "New Train Car Project". Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ "February 11 schedule change impacts weekdays and Sundays" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 15, 2019.
  9. ↑ "BART's New Map Uses Colorful Names for Its Lines". Funcheap. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Greschler, Gabriel (October 4, 2023). "San Jose BART extension will take 10 years longer than expected — at more than double the cost". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to BART stations.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.