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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[update], 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.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
BARTridershipwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Transit Ridership Report: Fourth Quarter 2019" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. February 27, 2020 – via Ridership Report page.
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- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "BART to OAK service opens in time for Thanksgiving travel" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 21, 2014.