The 72 is a bus route in the East Bay operated by AC Transit. It serves the San Pablo Avenue corridor between Jack London Square in Oakland and Hilltop Mall in Richmond. The service is descendant from the original streetcar lines that ran along the street.
Transit services along San Pablo Avenue were previously provided by two streetcar systems. The Oakland Traction Company San Pablo Line served the street in Alameda County and the East Shore and Suburban Railway served the street in Contra Costa County with a transfer between the two at the county line. A one-seat ride was established with the introduction of buses along San Pablo Avenue on November 7, 1933. The 72 Line initially terminated at Sixth Street in Richmond and at Tenth Street in Oakland.[2]
By 1973 and the start of Bay Area Rapid Transit services, the 72 ran as several branching lines off San Pablo with letter designations: 72B, 72C, 72M, and 72P.[3]
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Line 72R
Legend
Contra Costa College
El Portal Drive
Stone Street
Van Ness Avenue
Vale Road
San Pablo Dam Road
Tulare Avenue
Garvin Avenue
I-80
Macdonald Avenue
BART
to Richmond
El Cerrito Del Norte
Potrero Avenue
Moeser Lane
Carlson Boulevard
Solano Avenue (Albany)
Cerrito Creek Path
Gilman Street
University Avenue
Dwight Way
Ashby Avenue
SR 13
Alcatraz Avenue
Stanford Avenue
40th Street
I-580
30th Street
I-980
West Grand Avenue
Uptown Transit Center
19th Street Oakland
14th Street
12th Street
7th Street
BART
to Millbrae (via San Francisco)
I-980 / I-880
3rd Street
2nd Street
On June 30, 2003, AC Transit inaugurated its first service with bus rapid transit features along the 72's route. Stops on the 72R are spaced roughly every 2⁄3 mile (1.1 km), with priority given at signals along the route.[4]
^ abc"Individual Route Profiles (Fall 2022)". AC Transit. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
^"Bus Service To Richmond Will Start Tomorrow". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 6, 1933. p. 14. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"AC Transit Alters Bus Lines; BART to Open". The Berkeley Gazette. Berkeley, California. January 24, 1973. p. 30. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^Holstege, Sean (June 30, 2003). "AC Transit launches rapid buses". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. pp. 1, 9. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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