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Location | 3301 Norbridge Drive Castro Valley, California | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°41′27″N122°04′32″W / 37.69075°N 122.07568°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | BART L-Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
Parking | 1,123 spaces | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Racks, 32 BikeLink lockers, 20 lockers | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
Architect | Group 4 ICF Kaiser Engineers [1] | ||||||||||
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Station code | BART: CAST | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | May 10, 1997 [2] | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2024 | 1,175 (weekday average) [3] | ||||||||||
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A 96-unit transit-oriented apartment complex was built on the northwest corner of the station site in 1993 while the station was under construction. The project included the restoration of a historic Victorian house. [4] [5] : 7 The station opened on May 10, 1997, as part of the extension to Dublin/Pleasanton station. [2] It was the eastern terminus of AC Transit route M, which provided transbay service to Hillsdale over the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge, from March 2003 to March 2010. [6] [7] As of 2024 [update] , BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow development on the surface parking lots at the station. Such development would not begin until at least the mid-2030s. [5] : 17
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