Fremont station (BART)

Fremont
Bay Area Rapid Transit

A view of the Fremont BART station from the ground level
Location 2000 Bart Way
Fremont, CA 94536
Owned by Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)
  Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont
  Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City
Platforms Island
Connections AC Transit: Routes 99, 212*, 215*, 216*, 217, 232*, 239*, 242, 251, 332**, 333***, 345**, 350** (local); 801 (All Nighter); U* (Transbay)
VTA: Routes 120*, 140*, 180*, 181, 183*
* - Route operates weekdays only
** - Route operates weekends and holidays only
*** - Newark FlexBus, a service that operates from 7pm to midnight weeknights (except holidays)[1]
Construction
Parking 2030 spaces- Monthly Reserved, Daily ($3), Midday (free after 3pm), Extended Weekend (free), Carpool and Long Term
Bicycle facilities 76 lockers
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 11, 1972 (44 years ago)
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2016) 9,284 exits/day[2] Increase 4.25%
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station
Weekdays before 6pm
Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City
toward Daly City
Weekdays after 6pm and Weekends
toward 
Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont
toward Richmond

Fremont is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station that serves Fremont, California. The station was the terminus of the Richmond-Fremont and Fremont-Daly City lines until March 25, 2017,[3] when it was succeeded by the Warm Springs/South Fremont station.[4] This station has full service at all times, while the neighboring Warm Springs/South Fremont station has half the service (only one line at any time).

Parking is in high demand, and lots at most stations are full during peak hours.[5][6][7]

Station layout

P
Platform
level		 Northbound/Westbound ←      Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont toward Richmond (Union City)
←      Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City toward Daly City (Union City)
Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
Southbound/Eastbound →      Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont toward Warm Springs (Terminus) →
→      Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City toward Warm Springs (Terminus) →
M Mezzanine One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent
G Street Level Exits/Entrances

History

Service at this station began on September 11, 1972, when the Automatic Train Control (ATC) system had safety problems with its design and operation. On October 2, 1972, an ATC failure caused the “Fremont Flyer” to run off the end of the elevated track at the Fremont station and crash to the ground. Four people on-board were injured.[8] The incident drew national and international attention, followed a month later by release of the "Post Report" on BART safety by the legislative analyst for the California State Senate.[9][8] The “Fremont Flyer” train crash led to a comprehensive redesign of the automatic train control system, the firing of the general manager,[10] and the replacement of the board of directors.[11][12][13]

Transit connections

Fremont station is a transfer hub for AC Transit and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) buses.

AC Transit operates the following routes from the station:

VTA, has express and commuter buses serving San Jose, Milpitas, and the South Bay. VTA will discontinue service at this station, upon the opening of the Milpitas and Berryessa stations.[14]

(The Fremont-Centerville Amtrak & Altamont Commuter Express stations is two miles away; the nearest Capitol Corridor station is at Hayward).

The Stanford Marguerite Shuttle's AE-F and East Bay Express lines serve Fremont BART as their terminal station,[15] and terminate at Stanford University on weekdays.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "VTA Web Quad C Jan 2016". January 4, 2016., vta.org. 2016. Access date 03-11-2017.
  2. ↑ Bay Area Rapid Transit District. "Monthly Ridership Reports". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Cabanatuan, Michael (March 11, 2017). "BART’s long-awaited Warm Springs extension to open March 25". SFGate. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Station List". BART. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "BART’s parking problem: Maddening search when lots are full". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  6. ↑ "End of era for free parking at BART". East Bay Times. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  7. ↑ "BART parking scarce as ridership soars". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Troubles Beset Transit System in San Francisco Bay Area". December 9, 1972. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  9. ↑ Bill Northwood (November 29, 1972). "What is BART, and why are we saying such terrible things about it?". KPFA Pacifica Radio. p. 5 min : 00 sec. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  10. ↑ "B.R. Stokes, ex-BART general manager, dies". San Francisco Chronicle. May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Legislative Analyst’s Office 75th anniversary". Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) of the State of California. May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017. After the state legislature held a month-long series of hearings on the financial mismanagement at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Alan Post recommended the firing of BART’s general manager.
  12. ↑ "BART historical timeline" (PDF). BART. Retrieved March 15, 2017. November 5, 1974, Nine-member Board of Directors elected to replace 12-member appointed board.
  13. ↑ Bill Wattenburg (February 15, 1974). "BART: Countdown to San Francisco". Commonwealth Club of California. p. 28 min : 30 sec. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  14. ↑ Hendler Ross, Stacey (March 22, 2017). "BART Warm Springs Opening for Service March 25". VTA. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Marguerite Shuttle : Maps & Schedules". transportation.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-28.

Coordinates: 37°33′27″N 121°58′36″W / 37.557489°N 121.97662°W / 37.557489; -121.97662

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