BART Stations

BART Stations

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a heavy-rail public rapid-transit system that serves the San Francisco Bay Area. The system is operated by the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (SF BART district), a special government agency in California consisting of three counties: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, and the City and County of San Francisco. Serving over 350,000 passengers a day, BART is the fifth largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of ridership.

Out of the five lines currently in service, the Richmond – Fremont line is the oldest, having opened south of MacArthur in September 1972. The Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae line (originally Concord – Daly City) opened MacArthur to Concord a year later. The Richmond – Millbrae line (originally Richmond – Daly City) and the Fremont – Daly City line were added to the system in 1980 and 1985 respectively. The first major expansions were in 1995 through 1997, beginning services to Northern Concord / Martinez (1995), Pittsburg (1996), Colma (1996), and Pleasanton (1997), the last of which is served by BART's newest line — the Dublin/Pleasanton – Daly City line. In mid-2003, extensions to San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae were completed, bringing BART further south into San Mateo County. In addition, BART connects its Coliseum/Oakland Airport station to the Oakland International Airport with AirBART, a shuttle bus service.

The system has 44 stations: 15 on the surface, 15 underground and 14 elevated. Nineteen stations are in Alameda County, more than any other county. Eleven stations are in Contra Costa County, and eight are in City and County of San Francisco. Six stations are in San Mateo County, although it is not part of the SF BART district. Fremont is the southernmost station of the system, while Pittsburg/Bay Point is the northernmost station. In terms of daily ridership, Embarcadero is the most heavily used station, while North Concord/Martinez is the least.