West Oakland station

West Oakland
West Oakland
	A train at West Oakland station in December 2018
Location	1451 7th Street, Oakland, California
Coordinates	37°48′18″N 122°17′42″W / 37.8049°N 122.2951°WCoordinates: 37°48′18″N 122°17′42″W / 37.8049°N 122.2951°W
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	BART M-Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	AC Transit: 14, 29, 36, 62, 314, 800; BoltBus; Flixbus; Megabus
Construction
Parking	156 spaces
Bicycle facilities	racks, 42 shared lockers, 8 keyed reserved lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 16, 1974
Previous names	Oakland West (1974–1980s)
Passengers
2020	7,819 (weekday average)
Services
Location

West Oakland station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station serving the West Oakland neighborhood in Oakland, California, United States. It has two elevated side platforms, and is located near the eastern end of the Transbay Tube. All lines except the Richmond-Berryessa/North San José line stop at the station. The Oakland Wye is located to the east of the station.

History[]

The station opened on September 16, 1974 - the last station of the initial BART system to open - with the beginning of service through the Transbay Tube.^[2] The station was originally named Oakland West, contrary to the actual neighborhood name. In the 1980s, the efforts of neighborhood activists led BART to correct the name to West Oakland.^[3]

In June 2020, the BART Board of Directors approved a mixed-use transit oriented development project on the parking lots surrounding the station. The development is to include 762 housing units, 50,000 square feet (4,600 m²) of retail, and 300,000 square feet (28,000 m²) of office space.^[4]

Bus connections[]

The station has a busway on its south side, which serves AC Transit bus routes 14, 29, 36, and 62. Bus stops on 7th Street on the north side of the station serve AC Transit routes 29, 62, 314, and 800, as well as BoltBus, Flixbus, and Megabus intercity bus service.^[5]

References[]

^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
^ "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.
^ Healy, Michael C. (2016). BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System. Heyday. pp. 222–225. ISBN 9781597143707.
^ "BART approves plan for new mixed-use development at West Oakland Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 11, 2020.
^ Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (June 14, 2017). "Schedules & Fares: West Oakland" (PDF).