San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (BART station)

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Rapid transit

Station platform
Station statistics
Address International Terminal, Level Three
Garage C, BART AirTrain Station
San Francisco International Airport, CA 94128
Lines BART
AirTrain
Platforms 2 Islands
Parking None provided by BART, but by the Airport
Other information
Opened June 22, 2003
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2010) 7,068 exits/day[1]  9%
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station
Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae
Weekdays
Terminus
Pittsburg/Bay Point – SFO/Millbrae
Weeknights & weekends
Terminus
    Former services    
Dublin/Pleasanton – Daly City
2003-2004; 2005-2008
Terminus
toward Richmond
Richmond – Millbrae
2004-2005
Terminus

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) BART station also known as SFIA is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae line located inside San Francisco International Airport.

The station is located on level 3 of the International Terminal, next to Parking Garage G. There are two entrances and exits – one on level 3, adjacent to the grand foyer off the north side of the International Terminal; and the other is a level up at the Garage G/BART AirTrain station.

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Service

The station is a terminus station. Trains enter from an elevated wye from the west side of Highway 101. There are three tracks and corresponding bay platforms. BART traffic to and from SFO has not been as high as originally anticipated, so only two of the three tracks are currently used.

On January 1, 2008 BART eliminated direct service between the SFO station and Millbrae (except for a few trips scheduled during the first and last hour of service each day). Passengers traveling between SFO and Millbrae had to make a timed transfer at San Bruno.[2][3] On September 14, 2009, BART again changed its schedule so that direct service between the SFO station and Millbrae is active after 7pm on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays. Passengers traveling between SFO and Millbrae still need to make a timed transfer at San Bruno during all other operating hours.[4]

There used to be a purple line connecting SFO and Millbrae, but service ended in 2004. The trains usually had 5 cars and ran frequently.

Service at this station began on June 22, 2003.[5]

Recently, in 2008 and 2009 ridership has increased significantly from when the station opened in 2003. The station has experienced a reported 65% increase in ridership by 2009 over the 2003 levels.

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External links

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