Fremont is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in central Fremont, California, United States. The station is served by the Berryessa/North San José–Richmond and Berryessa/North San José–Daly City lines. It was the terminus of both lines from September 11, 1972, until March 25, 2017, when Warm Springs/South Fremont station opened.
Service at the station began on September 11, 1972.[2] During the first months of revenue service, the Automatic Train Control (ATC) system had safety problems with its design and operation. On October 2, 1972, an ATC failure caused a train to run off the end of the elevated track at the Fremont station and crash to the ground - an incident dubbed the "Fremont Flyer". Four people on board were injured.[3] The incident drew national and international attention, followed a month later by release of the "Post Report" on BART safety by the legislative analyst for the California State Senate.[4][3] The “Fremont Flyer” train crash led to a comprehensive redesign of the automatic train control system, the firing of the general manager,[5] and the replacement of the board of directors.[6][7][8]
Fremont was the southern terminus of East Bay service from the system's opening in 1972 until March 25, 2017, when the line was extended to Warm Springs/South Fremont station.[9]
Transit connections[]
Bus bays at Fremont station
A three-lane bus plaza on the east side of Fremont station is a transfer hub for AC Transit buses:[10]
Local routes: 99, 200, 212, 216, 217, 232, 239, 251
The station was the northern terminus of Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) bus service from June 25, 1973 to December 28, 2019.[11][12] VTA discontinued service to Fremont station as part of a systemwide network modification, which was originally intended be simultaneous with the opening of the BART extension to Berryessa.[13][11] However, the BART extension did not open until June 13, 2020, leaving Warm Springs/South Fremont as the only connecting point between the two systems until that time.[11]
^"Legislative Analyst's Office 75th anniversary". Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) of the State of California. May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017. After the state legislature held a month-long series of hearings on the financial mismanagement at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Alan Post recommended the firing of BART’s general manager.
^"BART historical timeline"(PDF). BART. Retrieved March 15, 2017. November 5, 1974, Nine-member Board of Directors elected to replace 12-member appointed board.
^Bill Wattenburg (February 15, 1974). "BART: Countdown to San Francisco". Commonwealth Club of California. p. 28 min : 30 sec. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
AC Transit: U, 99, 200, 212, 215, 216, 217, 232, 239, 251, 707, 801 
