West Oakland
A train at West Oakland station in December 2018
General information
Location1451 7th Street
Oakland, California
Coordinates37°48′18″N 122°17′42″W / 37.8049°N 122.2951°W / 37.8049; -122.2951
Line(s)BART M-Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking156 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, 42 shared lockers, 8 keyed reserved lockers, Bay Wheels station
AccessibleYes
ArchitectKitchen & Hunt[1]
History
OpenedSeptember 16, 1974 (1974-09-16)
Previous namesOakland West (1974–1980s)
Passengers
20233,402 (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Embarcadero
toward Daly City
 Blue Line Lake Merritt
toward Dublin/​Pleasanton
Green Line Lake Merritt
toward Berryessa/​North San José
Embarcadero
toward Millbrae
 Red Line 12th Street Oakland City Center
toward Richmond
Embarcadero
toward San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae
 Yellow Line 12th Street Oakland City Center
toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location
Map

West Oakland station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in the West Oakland neighborhood of Oakland, California. It has two elevated side platforms, and is located near the eastern end of the Transbay Tube. All main BART lines except the Orange 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.[3] The station was originally named Oakland West, contrary to the actual neighborhood name. The efforts of neighborhood activists led BART to correct the name to West Oakland, between 1986 and 1987.[4][5][6] 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 was 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.[7] The private developer lost the property in foreclosure in October 2023.[8]

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 the Flixbus intercity bus service.[9]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 2023.
  3. ^ "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. ^ Healy, Michael C. (2016). BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System. Heyday. pp. 222–225. ISBN 978-1-59714-370-7.
  5. ^ "BART 1986–1987 Annual Report" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit. BART. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. ^ "BART 1987–1988 Annual Report" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit. BART. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  7. ^ "BART approves plan for new mixed-use development at West Oakland Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Li, Roland; Swan, Rachel (October 11, 2023). "1,032 apartments approved next to West Oakland BART in doubt after foreclosure". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (June 14, 2017). "Schedules & Fares: West Oakland" (PDF).

External links

Media related to West Oakland station at Wikimedia Commons


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