List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

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 162,000 passengers in February 2024, 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 February 2024, 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 Orange 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 nameFirst serviceTerminiService times
 O Orange LineSeptember 11, 1972Berryessa/​North San JoséRichmondOperates during all service hours.
 Y Yellow LineMay 21, 1973San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae (after 9pm)AntiochOperates during all service hours. Daytime service terminates at SFO, while evening (after 9 pm) service terminates at Millbrae.
 G Green LineNovember 16, 1974Daly CityBerryessa/​North San JoséNo evening (after 9 pm) service.
 R Red LineApril 19, 1976MillbraeRichmondNo evening (after 9 pm) service.
 B Blue LineMay 10, 1997Daly CityDublin/​PleasantonOperates during all service hours.
 OAK Oakland Airport ConnectorNovember 22, 2014Oakland International AirportColiseumOperates 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
Stations with connections to other rail systems
StationImageLine(s)ConnectionsLocationOpened[4]Ridership[1]Parking
spaces
12th Street Oakland City Center  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
OaklandSeptember 11, 19725,1390
16th Street Mission  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
San FranciscoNovember 5, 19735,5180
19th Street Oakland ^  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
OaklandSeptember 11, 19724,6530
24th Street Mission  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
San FranciscoNovember 5, 19735,5460
Antioch †  Y  Yellow Line †AntiochMay 26, 20181,6611,012
Ashby  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
BerkeleyJanuary 29, 19732,008715
Balboa Park ^  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
Muni Metro: San FranciscoNovember 5, 19734,2580
Bay Fair ^  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
San LeandroSeptember 11, 19722,4411,641
Downtown Berkeley  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
BerkeleyJanuary 29, 19735,3970
Berryessa/​North San José †  G  Green Line †
 O  Orange Line †
San JoséJune 13, 20201,3211,527
Castro Valley  B  Blue LineCastro ValleyMay 10, 19971,1471,123
Civic Center/​UN Plaza  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
Muni Metro:
(at surface stops)
San FranciscoNovember 5, 19739,6080
Coliseum †  OAK  Oakland Airport Connector †
 B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
Amtrak:      Capitol CorridorOaklandSeptember 11, 19721,955847
Colma  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
ColmaFebruary 24, 19961,4262,238
Concord  Y  Yellow LineConcordMay 21, 19732,5142,367
Daly City †  B  Blue Line †
 G  Green Line †
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
Daly CityNovember 5, 19734,8712,068
Dublin/​Pleasanton †  B  Blue Line †Dublin/PleasantonMay 10, 19972,7342,927
El Cerrito del Norte  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
El CerritoJanuary 29, 19733,5842,198
El Cerrito Plaza  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
El CerritoJanuary 29, 19732,044761
Embarcadero  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
Muni Metro:
(at surface stops)
San FranciscoMay 27, 197614,2700
Fremont  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
FremontSeptember 11, 19721,9202,030
Fruitvale  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
OaklandSeptember 11, 19723,7241,268
Glen Park  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
Muni Metro: (at San Jose/​Glen Park)San FranciscoNovember 5, 19733,21353
Hayward  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
HaywardSeptember 11, 19722,0811,473
Lafayette  Y  Yellow LineLafayetteMay 21, 19731,5411,629
Lake Merritt  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
OaklandSeptember 11, 19722,909207
MacArthur ^  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
OaklandSeptember 11, 19723,708602
Millbrae †  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line †
CaltrainMillbraeJune 22, 20031,7672,900
Milpitas  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
VTA light rail: MilpitasJune 13, 20201,0871,631
Montgomery Street  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
Muni Metro:
(at surface stops)
San FranciscoNovember 5, 197312,6700
North Berkeley  O  Orange Line
 R  Red Line
BerkeleyJanuary 29, 19731,719822
North Concord/​Martinez  Y  Yellow LineConcordDecember 16, 19956101,977
Oakland International Airport †  OAK  Oakland Airport Connector † OAKOaklandNovember 22, 20145840
Orinda  Y  Yellow LineOrindaMay 21, 19731,2751,406
Pittsburg/​Bay Point †  Y  Yellow LinePittsburgDecember 7, 19961,8161,992
Pittsburg Center  Y  Yellow LinePittsburgMay 26, 2018467262
Pleasant Hill/​Contra Costa Centre  Y  Yellow LineWalnut CreekMay 21, 19732,3623,011
Powell Street  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
Muni Metro:
(at surface stops)
(at Union Square/​Market Street)
San FranciscoNovember 5, 197311,4100
Richmond †  O  Orange Line †
 R  Red Line †
Amtrak:      California Zephyr,      Capitol Corridor,      San JoaquinsRichmondJanuary 29, 19732,332624
Rockridge  Y  Yellow LineOaklandMay 21, 19732,365903
San Bruno  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
San BrunoJune 22, 20031,3751,083
San Francisco International Airport †  Y  Yellow Line †
 R  Red Line †
SFOSan Mateo CountyJune 22, 20032,9850
San Leandro  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
San LeandroSeptember 11, 19723,1201,224
South Hayward  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
HaywardSeptember 11, 19721,3941,207
South San Francisco  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
South San FranciscoJune 22, 20031,3173,500
Union City  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
Union CitySeptember 11, 19721,7671,197
Walnut Creek  Y  Yellow LineWalnut CreekMay 21, 19732,6372,089
Warm Springs/​South Fremont  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
FremontMarch 25, 20171,2072,082
West Dublin/​Pleasanton  B  Blue LineDublin/PleasantonFebruary 19, 20111,1481,190
West Oakland  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
 R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
OaklandSeptember 16, 19743,582156

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.

StationLine(s)ConnectionsLocationPlanned
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  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
VTA light rail: San José2036[10]
Diridon  G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
Amtrak:      Coast Starlight,      Capitol Corridor
Caltrain
Altamont Corridor Express
VTA light rail:
San José2036[10]
Santa Clara †  G  Green Line †
 O  Orange Line †
Amtrak:      Capitol Corridor
Caltrain
Altamont Corridor Express
Santa Clara2036[10]
Doolittle OAK  Oakland Airport ConnectorOakland
Calaveras G  Green Line
 O  Orange Line
Milpitas

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