Pittsburg/Bay Point station

Pittsburg/Bay Point station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Pittsburg, California, United States, adjacent to the community of Bay Point. It serves northern and eastern Contra Costa County, as well as the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. Passengers continuing their rail journey must transfer between the light and heavy rail portions of the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line at a separate transfer platform east of the main station.

Not to be confused with Pittsburg Center station or Antioch–Pittsburg station.
Pittsburg / Bay Point
A train at Pittsburg/Bay Point station in 2018
General information
Location1700 West Leland Road, Pittsburg, California
Coordinates38.018869°N 121.944208°W / 38.018869; -121.944208
Line(s)BART C-Line, eBART
Platforms2 sequential island platforms
Tracks2 (BART mainline)
1 (eBART)
Connections AC Transit: 701
Rio Vista Delta Breeze: 52
Tri Delta Transit: 200, 201, 300, 380, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394
Construction
Parking1,992 spaces
Bicycle facilities20 lockers
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedDecember 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
Passengers
20203,708 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
North Concord/​Martinez
toward Millbrae or San Francisco International Airport
 Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line Terminus
Terminus Antioch–SFO+Millbrae Line (eBART) Pittsburg Center
toward Antioch
Location

History
An eBART train at the transfer platform

The station opened on December 7, 1996.[2] Service was temporarily cut back to North Concord/Martinez station from March 16–21, 2016 (and at off-peak times until April 2) after electrical issues between the stations damaged a number of trains.[3][4]

BART began further service on the eBART line between Pittsburg/Bay Point and Antioch station on May 26, 2018. Unlike the rest of the BART system, the eBART extension uses small self-propelled diesel multiple unit (DMU) railcars, thus requiring a passenger transfer between the two different trains. A second island platform (with one track for eBART and one for conventional BART trains) was constructed 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the east of Pittsburg/Bay Point station, providing a cross-platform transfer for passengers continuing past the station. The transfer platform does not have street access, so passengers must ride a mainline BART train connecting the two platforms.

A 2018 study recommended a footbridge to the north side of the tracks – either from the fare lobby or the parking lot – to improve access from nearby residential areas. A ramp to supplement the often-broken elevator from parking lot to fare lobby was also recommended. An entrance from Bailey Road at the east end of the platform was deemed infeasible.[5]

References
  1. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
  2. "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.
  3. Gafni, Matthias (March 29, 2016). "BART nearing full restoration of service". East Bay Times.
  4. "BART RESUMES SERVICE AT N. CONCORD AND PITTSBURG/BAY POINT AFTER WEEKS OF REPAIRS". ABC7 News. April 2, 2016.
  5. CDM Smith (February 2018). North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. pp. 25, B-17, B-18, D-2. (Appendices)

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