Alameda County Line
Oakland Wye - Lake Merritt station - Fremont station
All stations opened 9/11/1972.
All stations opened 9/11/1972.
Lake Merritt
Address: 800 Madison St
Entrances: 2
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: Subway
Cost: $9.0 million
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General Description (1972): This station is designed in connection with the BART Administration Building. Large landscaped plazas serve the facilities and contain stairs and escalators to the concourse below. Adjacent to the ticketing concourse is a plaza open to the sky above. The lower level plaza contains a large fountain and is enclosed by a wall decorated in low relief by artist William Mitchell.
The station proper is finished in glass mosaic tile and bush hammered concrete for the walls. The concourse floor and loading platform below are paved in terrazzo made of a mixture of red and gray marble chips (Station Fact Sheet, 1972)
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-Lake Merritt subway station is located beneath Eighth and Oak streets, near BART'S six-story headquarters building. Entrances are at various locations along Oak Street between Eighth and Ninth streets and in a plaza above the station. Fare collection equipment is on the first level beneath the street. Trains in both directions are located in the second, or bottom level. The station has a 240-car parking lot, and a 25 cent fee will be charged for parking. The station has four escalators ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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President Nixon rode BART from San Leandro station to Lake Merritt station in September 1972.
Entrances: 2
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: Subway
Cost: $9.0 million
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General Description (1972): This station is designed in connection with the BART Administration Building. Large landscaped plazas serve the facilities and contain stairs and escalators to the concourse below. Adjacent to the ticketing concourse is a plaza open to the sky above. The lower level plaza contains a large fountain and is enclosed by a wall decorated in low relief by artist William Mitchell.
The station proper is finished in glass mosaic tile and bush hammered concrete for the walls. The concourse floor and loading platform below are paved in terrazzo made of a mixture of red and gray marble chips (Station Fact Sheet, 1972)
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-Lake Merritt subway station is located beneath Eighth and Oak streets, near BART'S six-story headquarters building. Entrances are at various locations along Oak Street between Eighth and Ninth streets and in a plaza above the station. Fare collection equipment is on the first level beneath the street. Trains in both directions are located in the second, or bottom level. The station has a 240-car parking lot, and a 25 cent fee will be charged for parking. The station has four escalators ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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President Nixon rode BART from San Leandro station to Lake Merritt station in September 1972.
Fruitvale
Address: 3401 E 12th St
Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: Aerial
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-Fruitvale station is elevated above 35th Avenue along East 12th Street, just south of Fruitvale Avenue. It has a 603 space free parking lot. Fare collection equipment is at ground level. Stairs and four escalators take riders to the train level above ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: Aerial
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-Fruitvale station is elevated above 35th Avenue along East 12th Street, just south of Fruitvale Avenue. It has a 603 space free parking lot. Fare collection equipment is at ground level. Stairs and four escalators take riders to the train level above ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Coliseum
Address: 7200 San Leandro St
Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: Aerial
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From the BART Fact Sheet "ART in BART":
BART'S STATION ART PROGRAM was implemented to complement the varied station designs. The result is a number of outstanding works of art placed in 15 of the stations funded with an initial BART investment in the 1970s of $170,000 and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts...
Coliseum Station: A series of colorful, bold graphics designed by artist John Wastlhuber decorates station walls and entry way, creating a bright, airy ambience for station patrons.
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-Coliseum station is elevated and situated along San Leandro Street at 73rd Avenue. It has a 943-space free parking lot. Entrance is at ground level with stairs and two escalators taking riders to the upper level to trains. During special events at the stadium and arena, the lot will be divided into two areas: one in which a fee will be charged persons going to the Coliseum Complex, and a second free area for transit riders.)("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: Aerial
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From the BART Fact Sheet "ART in BART":
BART'S STATION ART PROGRAM was implemented to complement the varied station designs. The result is a number of outstanding works of art placed in 15 of the stations funded with an initial BART investment in the 1970s of $170,000 and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts...
Coliseum Station: A series of colorful, bold graphics designed by artist John Wastlhuber decorates station walls and entry way, creating a bright, airy ambience for station patrons.
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-Coliseum station is elevated and situated along San Leandro Street at 73rd Avenue. It has a 943-space free parking lot. Entrance is at ground level with stairs and two escalators taking riders to the upper level to trains. During special events at the stadium and arena, the lot will be divided into two areas: one in which a fee will be charged persons going to the Coliseum Complex, and a second free area for transit riders.)("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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San Leandro
Address: 1401 San Leandro Blvd
Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: Aerial
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-San Leandro elevated station is located along San Leandro Boulevard just south of Davis Street and over West Joaquin Avenue. It has a 1,082-space free parking lot. Fare collection equipment is at ground level and stairs and four escalators take riders to the upper level, to trains ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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President Nixon rode BART from San Leandro station to Lake Merritt station in September 1972.
Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: Aerial
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-San Leandro elevated station is located along San Leandro Boulevard just south of Davis Street and over West Joaquin Avenue. It has a 1,082-space free parking lot. Fare collection equipment is at ground level and stairs and four escalators take riders to the upper level, to trains ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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President Nixon rode BART from San Leandro station to Lake Merritt station in September 1972.
Bay Fair
Address: 15242 Hesperian Blvd
Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: Aerial
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-Bay Fair station is south of Hesperian Boulevard in the San Leandro-San Lorenzo area, behind the Bay Fair Shopping Center. Fare collection is at ground level, trains are upstairs. One escalator as well as stairs are used. A 1,418-space free parking lot accessible from Hesperian Boulevard and Bertero Avenue serves this, the most isolated of stops on the Oakland-Fremont line ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: Aerial
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-Bay Fair station is south of Hesperian Boulevard in the San Leandro-San Lorenzo area, behind the Bay Fair Shopping Center. Fare collection is at ground level, trains are upstairs. One escalator as well as stairs are used. A 1,418-space free parking lot accessible from Hesperian Boulevard and Bertero Avenue serves this, the most isolated of stops on the Oakland-Fremont line ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Hayward
Address: 699 B St
Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: Aerial
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-Hayward station is at Montgomery and B streets next to the Western Pacific Railroad tracks. Its fare collection area is partly depressed because tracks are closer to the ground here than on most of the elevated sections. Trains are on the upper level reached by stairs and two escalators. There are two free parking lots with a total of 696 spaces ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: Aerial
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-Hayward station is at Montgomery and B streets next to the Western Pacific Railroad tracks. Its fare collection area is partly depressed because tracks are closer to the ground here than on most of the elevated sections. Trains are on the upper level reached by stairs and two escalators. There are two free parking lots with a total of 696 spaces ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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South Hayward
Address: 28601 Dixon St
Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: At-Grade
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-South Hayward station is at ground level at Tennyson Road and Dixon Street, adjacent to Western Pacific Railroad tracks. It has a 50+ space free parking lot ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Entrances: 1
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: At-Grade
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-South Hayward station is at ground level at Tennyson Road and Dixon Street, adjacent to Western Pacific Railroad tracks. It has a 50+ space free parking lot ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Hayward Yard
Union City
Address: 10 Union Sq
Entrances: 1 (+ 1 closed/under construction)
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: At-Grade (Embankment)
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-Union City elevated station is at Decoto Road south of the 12th Street intersection. It has a 596-space free parking lot. Fare collection is on the ground level. Two escalators and stairs take riders to trains on the upper level ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Entrances: 1 (+ 1 closed/under construction)
Platform Setup: Side
Station Type: At-Grade (Embankment)
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-Union City elevated station is at Decoto Road south of the 12th Street intersection. It has a 596-space free parking lot. Fare collection is on the ground level. Two escalators and stairs take riders to trains on the upper level ("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Quarry Lakes
Quarry Lakes, part of the East Bay Regional Parks. The quarry site was used for ballast on the Central Pacific's section of the transcontinental railroad.
Quarry Lakes, part of the East Bay Regional Parks. The quarry site was used for ballast on the Central Pacific's section of the transcontinental railroad.
Old '75 1270 leading a Richmond - Berryessa train in July 2020.
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View from a train in June 2021, around 7 AM.
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Fremont
Address: 2000 BART Way
Entrances: 2
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: At-Grade (Embankment)
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-Fremont station is on a filled area on Walnut Way near Mowry Avenue, east of the Capwell's shopping area, and Washington Hospital. It has a 564-space free parking lot. There are two escalators. The station can be reached by automobile by using Civic Center Place("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Groundbreaking in October 1969. Site of Fremont Flyer incident. Original southern terminus of the BART system.
Entrances: 2
Platform Setup: Island
Station Type: At-Grade (Embankment)
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-Fremont station is on a filled area on Walnut Way near Mowry Avenue, east of the Capwell's shopping area, and Washington Hospital. It has a 564-space free parking lot. There are two escalators. The station can be reached by automobile by using Civic Center Place("12 Stations to Enter Service," 1972).
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Groundbreaking in October 1969. Site of Fremont Flyer incident. Original southern terminus of the BART system.
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