MacArthur (BART station)

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A view of SR-24 from Platform 1 (from Richmond).

MacArthur is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station near MacArthur Blvd. in Oakland. The station's platforms are located in the center median of California State Route 24 while the concourse mezzanine is located underneath the freeway's eastbound lanes.

View of the rail line and the Route 24 / Interstate 580 interchange

Diagram of the cross-platform connections at the MacArthur BART station

The station's two island platforms and four main tracks basically serve as a cross-platform interchange, between the Pittsburg/Bay Point - Daly City Line, and both the Richmond - Daly City Line and the Richmond - Fremont Line. One island platform serves trains headed towards the 19th Street/Oakland station while the other platform serves trains bound for either Richmond or Pittsburg/Bay Point.

Passengers changing trains at this station should pay attention to the electronic train destination signs located on the platform. Occasionally, a train will board on the opposite side of the platform island. [Example: A train to Richmond may arrive on the side indicated as "to Pittsburg" on the station diagram]

At most times during the day, trains are timed to facilitate cross-platform transfers. Also, due to the single-track configuration of the southbound platform at 19th Street station, Fremont-bound trains (on the Richmond - Fremont Line) are held at the platform while the San Francisco train (on the Pittsburg/Bay Point - Daly City line) proceeds.