N Concord / Martinez
A southbound train at North Concord/Martinez station in 2018
General information
Location3700 Port Chicago Highway
Concord, California
Coordinates38°00′12″N 122°01′29″W / 38.003273°N 122.024599°W / 38.003273; -122.024599
Line(s)BART C-Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport County Connection: 17, 28, 99X, 627[1]
Construction
Parking1,977 spaces
Bicycle facilities30 lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectIDG Architects[2]
History
OpenedDecember 16, 1995 (1995-12-16)[3]
Passengers
2023618 (weekday average)[4]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Concord
toward San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae
 Yellow Line Pittsburg/​Bay Point
toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location
Map

North Concord/Martinez station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located in the Sun Terrace neighborhood of Concord, California. The station serves the northern area of Concord and nearby Martinez. It is located near State Route 4. It is served by the Yellow Line.

History

The fare lobby in 2018

The North Concord/Martinez station opened on December 16, 1995. It served as the terminal station of the line until December 7, 1996, when the extension over Willow Pass to Pittsburg/Bay Point station opened.[3]

The station briefly served as the terminus again from March 16–21, 2016 (and at off-peak times until April 2) after electrical issues north of the station damaged a number of trains.[5][6]

Sandwiched between low-density residential areas to the west and the Concord Naval Weapons Station to the east, the station has low ridership despite the 2003 addition of rush-hour short turn trains.[7] As of September 2023, North Concord/Martinez was the second-least-used station on the BART system, with 618 daily boardings.[4] A 2018 study recommended a footbridge over the BART tracks south of the station to improve access from the adjacent neighborhood.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Transit Stops: North Concord/Martinez Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. November 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC 85623396.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 2023.
  5. ^ Gafni, Matthias (March 29, 2016). "BART nearing full restoration of service". East Bay Times.
  6. ^ "BART RESUMES SERVICE AT N. CONCORD AND PITTSBURG/BAY POINT AFTER WEEKS OF REPAIRS". ABC7 News. April 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "North Concord / Martinez: Planning" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2013.
  8. ^ CDM Smith (February 2018). North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. pp. 24, B-3. (Appendices)

External links

Media related to North Concord/Martinez station at Wikimedia Commons


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