Fremont station (BART)

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Southbound train at Fremont station, October 2017.JPG
A southbound train at Fremont station in October 2017
General information
Location2000 Bart Way
Fremont, California
Coordinates 37°33′27″N121°58′36″W / 37.557489°N 121.97662°W / 37.557489; -121.97662
Line(s) BART A-Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg AC Transit: U, 99, 200, 212, 215, 216, 217, 232, 239, 251, 707, 801
Aiga bus trans.svg Marguerite: AE-F, EB
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking2,030 spaces
Bicycle facilities76 lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectKitchen & Hunt [1]
History
OpenedSeptember 11, 1972
Passengers
20241,920 (weekday average) [2]
Services
Preceding station Bart compact logo.svg Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Union City
toward Daly City
Green Line Warm Springs/​South Fremont
toward Berryessa/​North San José
Union City
toward Richmond
Orange Line
Location
Fremont station (BART)

Fremont station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in the central district of Fremont, California. The station is served by the Orange and Green lines. It was the southern terminus of both lines from September 11, 1972, until March 25, 2017, when Warm Springs/South Fremont station opened.

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History

Entrance to Fremont station in 2010 Fremont station entrance plaza, January 2010.jpg
Entrance to Fremont station in 2010

The BART Board approved the name "Fremont" in December 1965. [3] Service at the station began on September 11, 1972. [4] Due to a national strike that year by elevator constructors, elevator construction on the early stations was delayed. Elevators at most of the initial stations, including Fremont, were completed in the months following the opening. [5] [6]

During the first months of revenue service, the Automatic Train Control (ATC) system had safety problems with its design and operation. On October 2, 1972, an ATC failure caused a train to run off the end of the elevated track at the Fremont station and crash to the ground - an incident dubbed the "Fremont Flyer". Four people on board were injured. [7] The incident drew national and international attention, followed a month later by release of the "Post Report" on BART safety by the legislative analyst for the California State Senate. [8] [7] The "Fremont Flyer" train crash led to a comprehensive redesign of the automatic train control system, the firing of the general manager, [9] and the replacement of the board of directors. [10] [11] [12]

Fremont was the southern terminus of East Bay service until March 25, 2017, when the line was extended to Warm Springs/South Fremont station. [13]

Transit connections

Bus bays at Fremont station Bus bays at Fremont station, October 2017.jpg
Bus bays at Fremont station

A three-lane bus plaza on the east side of Fremont station is a transfer hub for AC Transit buses: [14]

Two Stanford Marguerite Shuttle routes, AE-F and East Bay Express, also terminate at Fremont. [14]

The station was the northern terminus of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus service from June 25, 1973, to December 28, 2019. [15] [16] VTA discontinued service to Fremont station as part of a systemwide network modification, which was originally intended be simultaneous with the opening of the BART extension to Berryessa. [17] [15] However, the BART extension did not open until June 13, 2020, leaving Warm Springs/South Fremont as the only connecting point between the two systems until that time. [15]

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References

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  3. ↑ "Names Approved for 38 Rapid Transit Stations Around Bay". Oakland Tribune. December 10, 1965. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "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. ↑ "Strike Delays Elevator Service at Some Stations". Oakland Tribune. September 10, 1972. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Four BART Lines Make The System". The Independent. February 26, 1973. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Transportation: Troubles Beset Transit System in San Francisco Bay Area". The New York Times. December 9, 1972. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ Bill Northwood (November 29, 1972). "What is BART, and why are we saying such terrible things about it?". KPFA Pacifica Radio. p. 5 min : 00 sec. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ "B.R. Stokes, ex-BART general manager, dies". San Francisco Chronicle. May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Legislative Analyst's Office 75th anniversary". Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) of the State of California. May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017. After the state legislature held a month-long series of hearings on the financial mismanagement at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Alan Post recommended the firing of BART's general manager.
  11. ↑ "BART historical timeline" (PDF). BART. Retrieved March 15, 2017. November 5, 1974, Nine-member Board of Directors elected to replace 12-member appointed board.
  12. ↑ Bill Wattenburg (February 15, 1974). "BART: Countdown to San Francisco". Commonwealth Club of California. p. 28 min : 30 sec. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ Cabanatuan, Michael (March 11, 2017). "BART's long-awaited Warm Springs extension to open March 25". SFGate . Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Transit Stops: Fremont Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. July 17, 2020.
  15. 1 2 3 Childress, Brandi (November 20, 2019). "Ready for Launch! VTA's All New Service December 28, 2019" (Press release). Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
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