Pittsburg/Bay Point station

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Not to be confused with Pittsburg Center station or Antioch–Pittsburg station.
Pittsburg / Bay Point
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Train at Pittsburg Bay Point station, February 2018.JPG
A train at Pittsburg/Bay Point station in 2018
Location1700 West Leland Road, Pittsburg, California
Coordinates38°01′08″N 121°56′39″W / 38.018869°N 121.944208°W / 38.018869; -121.944208Coordinates: 38°01′08″N 121°56′39″W / 38.018869°N 121.944208°W / 38.018869; -121.944208
Line(s)BART C-Line, eBART
Platforms2 sequential island platforms
Tracks2 (BART mainline)
1 (eBART)
ConnectionsBus transport AC Transit: 701
Bus transport Rio Vista Delta Breeze: 52
Bus transport Tri Delta Transit: 200, 201, 300, 380, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394
Construction
Parking1,992 spaces
Bicycle facilities20 lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedDecember 7, 1996
Passengers
20203,708 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bart compact logo.svg Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
North Concord/​Martinez
toward Millbrae or San Francisco International Airport
 Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line Terminus
Terminus Antioch–SFO+Millbrae Line (eBART) Pittsburg Center
toward Antioch
Location

Pittsburg/Bay Point station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Pittsburg, California, United States, adjacent to the community of Bay Point. It serves northern and eastern Contra Costa County, as well as the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Passengers transfer between the light and heavy rail portions of the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line at a separate transfer platform east of the main station.

History[]

An eBART train at the transfer platform

The station opened on December 7, 1996.[2] Service was cut back to North Concord/Martinez station from March 16–21, 2016 (and at off-peak times until April 2) after electrical issues between the stations damaged a number of trains.[3][4]

BART began service on the eBART line between Pittsburg/Bay Point and Antioch station on May 26, 2018. Unlike the rest of the BART system, eBART uses small self-propelled Diesel multiple unit (DMU) railcars, thus requiring a transfer between the two lines. A second island platform (with one track for eBART and one for conventional BART trains) was constructed 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the east of Pittsburg/Bay Point station, providing a cross-platform interchange. The transfer platform does not have street access, so passengers must ride a mainline BART train between the two platforms.

A 2018 study recommended a footbridge to the north side of the tracks – either from the fare lobby or the parking lot – to improve access from nearby residential areas. A ramp to supplement the often-broken elevator from parking lot to fare lobby was also recommended. An entrance from Bailey Road at the east end of the platform was deemed infeasible.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Gafni, Matthias (March 29, 2016). "BART nearing full restoration of service". East Bay Times.
  4. ^ "BART RESUMES SERVICE AT N. CONCORD AND PITTSBURG/BAY POINT AFTER WEEKS OF REPAIRS". ABC7 News. April 2, 2016.
  5. ^ CDM Smith (February 2018). North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. pp. 25, B-17, B-18, D-2. (Appendices)

External links[]

Media related to Pittsburg/Bay Point station at Wikimedia Commons

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