Concord station (BART)

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Concord
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Northbound train leaving Concord station, February 2020.JPG
A northbound train leaving Concord station in February 2020
Location1451 Oakland Avenue, Concord, California
Coordinates37°58′25″N 122°01′45″W / 37.973745°N 122.029127°W / 37.973745; -122.029127Coordinates: 37°58′25″N 122°01′45″W / 37.973745°N 122.029127°W / 37.973745; -122.029127
Line(s)BART C-Line
Platforms1 island platform
ConnectionsBus transport Concord Pavilion Shuttle
Bus transport County Connection: 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 28, 91X, 260, 310, 311, 314, 315, 320, 715
Bus transport Tri Delta Transit: 201
Construction
Parking2367 spaces
Bicycle facilities40 lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedMay 21, 1973[1]
Passengers
20205,676 (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bart compact logo.svg Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Pleasant Hill/​Contra Costa Centre Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line North Concord/​Martinez
Location

Concord station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Concord, California. The station is located between the downtown business district to the west and residential neighborhoods to the east. Concord station has a single elevated island platform.

History[]

The station opened as the eastern terminus station of the BART system on May 21, 1973. The station remained a terminus until the line was extended to North Concord/Martinez station in December 1995 and to Pittsburg/Bay Point station a year later.[1]

A water feature at the station, installed by Stephen De Staebler in 1971 or 1972, was removed in the 1990s.[3]

Bus connections[]

County Connection buses at the station

Concord is a major terminal for County Connection local bus routes:

  • Weekday routes: 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 28, 91X, 260
  • Weekend routes: 310, 311, 314, 315, 320

The station is also served by Tri-Delta Transit route 201 and a special-event shuttle to the Concord Pavilion.[4][5] Buses stop on the west side of the station; most routes stop at a two-lane busway north of the station entrance, while several routes stop to the south.[6]

Notes[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
  3. ^ Weinstein, Dave. "How BART got ART". CA-Modern. Eichler Network. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Directions". Concord Pavilion.
  5. ^ "Going to the Concord Pavilion? Consider carpooling or taking BART". East Bay Times. July 23, 2015.
  6. ^ "Transit Stops: Concord Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. January 24, 2019.

External links[]

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