Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes and 131 miles of track,including eBART,a 9-mile (14 km) spur line running to Antioch,and Oakland Airport Connector,a 3-mile (4.8 km) automated guideway transit line serving San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. With an average of 165,400 weekday passenger trips as of the second quarter of 2024 and 48,119,400 annual passenger trips in 2023,BART is the sixth-busiest rapid transit system in the United States.
The Transbay Tube is an underwater rail tunnel that carries Bay Area Rapid Transit's four transbay lines under San Francisco Bay between the cities of San Francisco and Oakland in California. The tube is 3.6 miles (5.8 km) long,and attaches to twin bored tunnels. The section of rail between the nearest stations totals 6 miles (10 km) in length. The tube has a maximum depth of 135 feet (41 m) below sea level.
The Red Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Richmond station and Millbrae station via San Francisco International Airport station. It has 24 stations in Richmond,El Cerrito,Berkeley,Oakland,San Francisco,Daly City,Colma,South San Francisco,San Bruno,and Millbrae. The line shares tracks with the four other mainline BART services.
The Yellow Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Antioch and San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Some morning trains and all trains after 9 pm are extended from SFO to serve Millbrae station when the Red Line is not running. 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. It is the most-used BART line,and the only line with additional trains on weekdays. It runs for 62.2 miles (100.1 km),making it the system's longest line.
Millbrae station is an intermodal transit station serving Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Caltrain,located in Millbrae,California. The station is the terminal station for BART on the San Francisco Peninsula,served by two lines:The Red Line before 9 pm and the Yellow Line during the early morning and evening. It is served by all Caltrain services. The station is also served by SamTrans bus service,Commute.org and Caltrain shuttle buses,and other shuttles.
12th Street/Oakland City Center station is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located under Broadway between 12th Street and 14th Street in Downtown Oakland,adjacent to the Oakland City Center. The station has three underground levels,with tracks on the second and third levels. It is served by the Red Line,Orange Line,and Yellow Line,as well as by AC Transit buses on the surface.
19th Street Oakland station is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located under Broadway between 17th Street and 20th Street in the Uptown District of Oakland,California. It is a timed transfer point between northbound trains to Richmond and to Antioch. The station has three underground levels,with tracks on the second and third levels. It is served by the Red Line,Orange Line,and Yellow Line,as well as by AC Transit buses on the surface at the Uptown Transit Center.
Walnut Creek station is an elevated Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Walnut Creek,California,served by the Yellow Line. The station is located north of downtown Walnut Creek,adjacent to Interstate 680 and near the Ygnacio Valley Road and California Boulevard arterial roads.
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.
Ashby station is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Berkeley,California. The station is located beneath Adeline Street to the south of its intersection with Ashby Avenue. The station includes park-and-ride facilities with 715 automobile parking spaces in two separate parking lots. It is served by the Orange and Red lines.
MacArthur station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in the Temescal District of Oakland,California. It is the largest station in the BART system,being the only one with four platform tracks. Service through MacArthur is timed for cross-platform transfers between the southbound lines that pass through the station. MacArthur station is located in the median of SR 24 just north of its interchange with I-580. The station is perpendicular to 40th Street and MacArthur Boulevard. The surrounding neighborhood is mostly low-density residential,making MacArthur station primarily a commuting hub.
Downtown Berkeley station is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in the Downtown Berkeley section of Berkeley,California. It is served by the Orange and Red lines.
El Cerrito del Norte station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located on Cutting Boulevard in El Cerrito,California. The station is served by the Orange and Red lines. Located near San Pablo Avenue and Interstate 80,it serves as a regional transit hub for local AC Transit bus services,and for commuter feeder services from Solano,Napa,and Marin Counties in the North Bay plus western Contra Costa County. Opened in 1973,the station was renovated in 2017–2021 to add additional elevators,stairs,and lobby space.
Downtown Oakland is the central business district of Oakland,California,United States. It is located roughly bounded by both the Oakland Estuary and Interstate 880 on the southwest,Interstate 980 on the northwest,Grand Avenue on the northeast,and Lake Merritt on the east.
Bay Area Rapid Transit,widely known by the acronym BART,is the main rail transportation system for the San Francisco Bay Area. It was envisioned as early as 1946 but the construction of the original system began in the 1960s.
Carole Ward Allen is an American politician,professor,and political consultant. She is a member of the Democratic Party,and serves as the chief executive officer of CWA Partners,LLC. As a mass transportation executive in the State of California,Ward Allen served three four-year terms as an elected member of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board of Directors representing the 4th district from 1998 until 2010.
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is a special-purpose district body that governs the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in the California counties of Alameda,Contra Costa and San Francisco. The system itself also serves northern San Mateo County and Santa Clara County;however,these counties have bought into the system and have neither a voting stake nor any representatives in the district proper. The District currently operates 50 stations,817 rail cars,131 miles of track
Bill "Billy" Richard Stokes was a mass transportation specialist and advocate most famous for being the General Manager of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) District during the initial construction and start of service of BART.
The Oakland Wye is an underground flying wye junction in downtown Oakland,California which serves the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. Trains can switch between (a) the northbound Richmond or Antioch lines,(b) the westbound San Francisco lines,and (c) the southbound Berryessa or Dublin/Pleasanton lines. The Oakland Wye is the center of the BART system,and is a bottleneck for the whole system because every regularly scheduled BART train passes through it.
