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[[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) is a [[Passenger rail terminology#Heavy rail|heavy-rail]] and [[rapid transit|rapid-transit]] system for the [[public transit|public]] [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. The system is administered by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (SF BART district) government agency overlooking the three California [[County (United States)|counties]] of [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]], [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]], and [[San Francisco|City and County of San Francisco]]. BART is ranked as the [[List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership|fifth busiest rapid transit system in the United States]] with an average count surpassing 350,000 passengers per weekday.<ref name="stat">{{cite web|url=http://64.111.127.166/ridership/Ridership_January2013.xlsx|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|title=Monthly Ridership Report|accessdate= February 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2010_q2_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report|publisher=American Public Transportation Association|format=PDF|accessdate=October 1, 2010}}</ref>
[[Bay Area Rapid Transit]] (BART) is a [[Passenger rail terminology#Heavy rail|heavy-rail]] [[public transit|public]] [[rapid transit|rapid-transit]] system in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. The system is run by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (SF BART district), a government agency in three California [[County (United States)|counties]]: [[Alameda County, California|Alameda County]], [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa County]], and the [[San Francisco|City and County of San Francisco]]. With over 350,000 passengers each weekday BART is the [[List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership|fifth largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of ridership]].<ref name="stat">{{cite web|url=http://64.111.127.166/ridership/Ridership_January2013.xlsx|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|title=Monthly Ridership Report|accessdate= February 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2010_q2_ridership_APTA.pdf|title=Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report|publisher=American Public Transportation Association|format=PDF|accessdate=October 1, 2010}}</ref>


BART services its overall system on five major railway lines and throughout the years has gone through a number of extensions. The [[Richmond–Fremont line]] for [[MacArthur (BART station)|MacArthur]] to [[Fremont (BART station)|Fremont]] initiated in September 1972 and connected to [[Richmond Station (California)|Richmond]] in January 1973. The [[Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line]] for [[Concord (BART station)|Concord]] to [[MacArthur (BART station)|MacArthur]] started in May 1973. Service between [[Montgomery Street Station|Montgomery Street]] and [[Daly City (BART station)|Daly City]] began in November 1973. The [[Fremont–Daly City line]] began servicing [[Transbay Tube]] in September 1974 marking the initial completion of the Concord–Daly City to Richmond–Fremont joints. The [[Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae line]] began for Richmond to Daly City a few years later. BART underwent its series of major expansions with service extensions for [[North Concord / Martinez (BART station)|North Concord/Martinez]] in 1995, [[Colma (BART station)|Colma]] to [[Pittsburg / Bay Point (BART station)|Pittsburg/Bay Point]] during 1996, and [[Dublin / Pleasanton (BART station)|Dublin/Pleasanton]] to the [[Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line]] in 1997. The south of San Francisco had service extended with [[San Francisco International Airport (BART station)|San Francisco International Airport]] to [[Millbrae Intermodal Terminal|Millbrae]] in 2003.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/docs/BARThistory.pdf|title=BART Chronology|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|format=PDF|accessdate=October 6, 2008}}</ref> BART also connects [[Oakland International Airport]] from [[Oakland Coliseum Amtrak/BART Station|Coliseum/Oakland Airport station]] by the service of the [[AirBART]] shuttle bus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/guide/airport/outbound_oak.aspx|title=Departing Oakland International Airport (OAK)|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|accessdate=October 7, 2008}}</ref>
BART operates five lines. The [[Richmond–Fremont line]] opened between [[MacArthur (BART station)|MacArthur]] and [[Fremont (BART station)|Fremont]] in September 1972 and was extended to [[Richmond Station (California)|Richmond]] in January 1973. The [[Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line]] opened between [[Concord (BART station)|Concord]] and [[MacArthur (BART station)|MacArthur]] in May 1973. Service between [[Montgomery Street Station|Montgomery Street]] and [[Daly City (BART station)|Daly City]] began in November 1973. The [[Fremont–Daly City line]] began service upon the opening of the [[Transbay Tube]] in September 1974, which was the completion of the initial system (Concord–Daly City and Richmond–Fremont). All-day service direct between Richmond and Daly City was added in 1980. The first major system expansion was to [[North Concord / Martinez (BART station)|North Concord/Martinez]] in 1995, [[Colma (BART station)|Colma]] and [[Pittsburg / Bay Point (BART station)|Pittsburg/Bay Point]] in 1996, and [[Dublin / Pleasanton (BART station)|Dublin/Pleasanton]] on the new [[Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line]] in 1997. Service south of San Francisco was further extended to [[San Francisco International Airport (BART station)|San Francisco International Airport]] and [[Millbrae Intermodal Terminal|Millbrae]] in 2003.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/docs/BARThistory.pdf|title=BART Chronology|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|format=PDF|accessdate=October 6, 2008}}</ref> BART also serves [[Oakland International Airport]] from the [[Oakland Coliseum Amtrak/BART Station|Coliseum/Oakland Airport station]] via the [[AirBART]] shuttle bus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/guide/airport/outbound_oak.aspx|title=Departing Oakland International Airport (OAK)|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|accessdate=October 7, 2008}}</ref>


The system has 44 stations: 16 on the surface, 15 underground and 13 elevated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/about/history/facts.aspx|title=System Facts|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|accessdate=October 6, 2008}}</ref> Nineteen stations are in Alameda County, eleven are in Contra Costa County, and eight are in City and County of San Francisco. Six stations are in San Mateo County, although the county is not part of SF BART district. [[Fremont (BART station)|Fremont]] station is the southernmost and [[Pittsburg / Bay Point (BART station)|Pittsburg/Bay Point]] is the most northern. As of 2013, [[Embarcadero Station|Embarcadero]] ranks the highest ridership daily, while [[North Concord / Martinez (BART station)|North Concord/Martinez]] ranks the lowest.<ref name="stat"/>
The system has 44 stations: 16 surface, 15 underground and 13 elevated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bart.gov/about/history/facts.aspx|title=System Facts|publisher=Bay Area Rapid Transit|accessdate=October 6, 2008}}</ref> Nineteen stations are in Alameda County, eleven in Contra Costa County, and eight in San Francisco. Six stations are in San Mateo County, though it is not part of the SF BART district. [[Fremont (BART station)|Fremont]] is the southernmost station and [[Pittsburg / Bay Point (BART station)|Pittsburg/Bay Point]] is the northernmost. As of 2013 [[Embarcadero Station|Embarcadero]] has the highest daily ridership while [[North Concord / Martinez (BART station)|North Concord/Martinez]] has the lowest.<ref name="stat"/>


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BART weekday/Saturday system map (before 8PM)
BART evening/Sunday system map

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a heavy-rail public rapid-transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area. The system is run by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (SF BART district), a government agency in three California counties: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City and County of San Francisco. With over 350,000 passengers each weekday BART is the fifth largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of ridership.[1][2]

BART operates five lines. The Richmond–Fremont line opened between MacArthur and Fremont in September 1972 and was extended to Richmond in January 1973. The Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line opened between Concord and MacArthur in May 1973. Service between Montgomery Street and Daly City began in November 1973. The Fremont–Daly City line began service upon the opening of the Transbay Tube in September 1974, which was the completion of the initial system (Concord–Daly City and Richmond–Fremont). All-day service direct between Richmond and Daly City was added in 1980. The first major system expansion was to North Concord/Martinez in 1995, Colma and Pittsburg/Bay Point in 1996, and Dublin/Pleasanton on the new Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line in 1997. Service south of San Francisco was further extended to San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae in 2003.[3] BART also serves Oakland International Airport from the Coliseum/Oakland Airport station via the AirBART shuttle bus.[4]

The system has 44 stations: 16 surface, 15 underground and 13 elevated.[5] Nineteen stations are in Alameda County, eleven in Contra Costa County, and eight in San Francisco. Six stations are in San Mateo County, though it is not part of the SF BART district. Fremont is the southernmost station and Pittsburg/Bay Point is the northernmost. As of 2013 Embarcadero has the highest daily ridership while North Concord/Martinez has the lowest.[1]

Stations

An empty entrance of a train station with many ticket machines located in a distance
Entrance of the North Concord/Martinez station
A near-empty station platform of an underground train station, with a man sitting on a bench
Platform at Downtown Berkeley station
A near-empty station platform of a train station, with a person about to enter a train
Platform at Glen Park station
A near-empty station platform of an underground train station, with an escalator in the background. A train is leaving the station
Richmond-bound BART train at Lake Merritt station
A near-empty station platform of a ground level train station. It situates next to a highway.
Platform at MacArthur station (Westbound State Route 24 is seen in the background)
An at-grade train station situates behind two train tracks
Millbrae station
Am empty mezzanine of a train station with ticket machines and information kiosks in the background
Mezzanine of the Montgomery station
A white-colored train station situates behind an empty road. A flagpole is in the background.
Pittsburg/Bay Point station
An elevated train station situates behind an empty road. Sections of the station is fenced and two buses wait on the side of the road.
Pleasant Hill station
A train station with white roof situates behind an empty parking lot and road
East side of the South San Francisco station

The following table lists all 44 stations currently in service.

Lines
^ Transfer stations within the BART system
Transfer stations with other rail systems
^ Transfer stations within the BART system/with other rail systems
Line termini
Transfer stations with other rail systems/Line termini
Station Line(s)[a] Standort Opened[3] Ridership[b]
12th Street Oakland City Center       Oakland September 11, 1972 12,758
16th Street Mission         San Francisco November 5, 1973 11,567
19th Street Oakland^       Oakland September 11, 1972 11,331
24th Street Mission         San Francisco November 5, 1973 12,232
Ashby     Berkeley January 29, 1973 4,860
Balboa Park^ ()         San Francisco November 5, 1973 11,947
Bay Fair^       San Leandro September 11, 1972 5,500
Castro Valley   Castro Valley May 10, 1997 2,606
Civic Center / UN Plaza ()         San Francisco November 5, 1973 19,646
Coliseum / Oakland Airport (Amtrak)       Oakland September 11, 1972 6,632
Colma    [c] Colma February 24, 1996 4,226
Concord   Concord May 21, 1973 5,645
Daly City         Daly City November 5, 1973 8,015
Downtown Berkeley     Berkeley January 29, 1973 11,864
Dublin / Pleasanton   Dublin / Pleasanton May 10, 1997 6,559
El Cerrito del Norte     El Cerrito January 29, 1973 8,181
El Cerrito Plaza     El Cerrito January 29, 1973 4,573
Embarcadero ()         San Francisco May 27, 1976 39,317
Fremont     Fremont September 11, 1972 7,754
Fruitvale       Oakland September 11, 1972 7,775
Glen Park ()         San Francisco November 5, 1973 7,245
Hayward     Hayward September 11, 1972 5,112
Lafayette   Lafayette May 21, 1973 3,613
Lake Merritt       Oakland September 11, 1972 5,961
MacArthur^       Oakland September 11, 1972 8,849
Millbrae† (Caltrain)    [c][d] Millbrae June 22, 2003 5,822
Montgomery Street ()         San Francisco November 5, 1973 37,979
North Berkeley     Berkeley January 29, 1973 4,399
North Concord / Martinez   Concord December 16, 1995 2,371
Orinda   Orinda May 21, 1973 2,807
Pittsburg / Bay Point   Pittsburg December 7, 1996 5,368
Pleasant Hill / Contra Costa Centre   Walnut Creek May 21, 1973 6,477
Powell Street ()         San Francisco November 5, 1973 26,301
Richmond† (Amtrak)     Richmond January 29, 1973 3,727
Rockridge   Oakland May 21, 1973 5,729
San Bruno^    [c] San Bruno June 22, 2003 3,479
San Francisco International Airport   San Mateo County June 22, 2003 4,745
San Leandro       San Leandro September 11, 1972 5,432
South Hayward     Hayward September 11, 1972 3,107
South San Francisco    [c] South San Francisco June 22, 2003 3,162
Union City     Union City September 11, 1972 4,276
Walnut Creek   Walnut Creek May 21, 1973 6,425
West Dublin / Pleasanton   Dublin / Pleasanton February 19, 2011 2,806
West Oakland         Oakland September 16, 1974 5,768

Notes
a For stations served by multiple lines, lines are listed in the order of opening. The Fremont–Daly City and Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae lines do not provide evening/Sunday service.
b Station ridership statistics are measured by average weekday exits in January 2013.[1]
c The Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae line serves the Colma, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and Millbrae stations only on weekdays before 8:00pm. On Saturdays, the line terminates at Daly City station.[6]
d The Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line serves Millbrae station only on weekdays after 8:00pm and weekends. On weekdays before 8:00pm, the line terminates at SFO station. During this period, passengers traveling between the SFO and Millbrae stations must ride to San Bruno station and transfer.[6]

Stations planned or under construction

Station Project Standort Planned opening
Warm Springs / South Fremont Warm Springs extension
   
Fremont 2015
Milpitas (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority) Silicon Valley extension
   
Milpitas 2016-2018
Berryessa Silicon Valley extension
   
San Jose 2016-2018
Irvington[a] Warm Springs extension Fremont Undetermined
Calaveras[a] Silicon Valley extension Milpitas Undetermined
Alum Rock[b] Silicon Valley extension San Jose Undetermined
Downtown San Jose[b] (Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority) Silicon Valley extension San Jose Undetermined
Diridon / Arena[b] (Altamont Corridor Express Amtrak Caltrain Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority) Silicon Valley extension San Jose Undetermined
Santa Clara[b] (Altamont Corridor Express Amtrak Caltrain) Silicon Valley extension Santa Clara Undetermined
Livermore Livermore extension Livermore Undetermined
Oakland International Airport[c] Oakland Airport Connector Oakland 2014
Doolittle[a][c] Oakland Airport Connector Oakland Undetermined
Antioch[d] eBART Antioch 2017
Pittsburg[a][d] eBART Pittsburg Undetermined

Notes
a This station will be located along a BART extension that is currently under construction, but its construction is not scheduled to begin until funding for the station has been secured from its host city.
b This station's construction is not scheduled to begin until funding for the Silicon Valley extension's Phase II segment has been secured.
c The Oakland Airport Connector will feature tracks and cable-driven trains that are separate from and incompatible with the existing BART system. Its riders can transfer to the existing BART system at the Coliseum/Oakland Airport station and its stations will be integrated into BART's fare system.
d eBART will feature tracks and diesel multiple unit trains that are separate from and incompatible with the existing BART system. Its riders can transfer to the existing BART system at the Pittsburg/Bay Point station and its stations will be integrated into BART's fare system.

References

Allgemein
  • "Station List". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c "Monthly Ridership Report". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Heavy Rail Transit Ridership Report" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "BART Chronology" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  4. ^ "Departing Oakland International Airport (OAK)". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  5. ^ "System Facts". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
  6. ^ a b "Schedules By Line". Bay Area Rapid Transit. Retrieved October 8, 2008.