MacArthur station (BART)

MacArthur is a rapid transit station of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in the Temescal District of Oakland, California. It is the largest station in the BART system, being the only one with four platform tracks. Service through MacArthur is timed for cross-platform transfers between the southbound lines that pass through the station. MacArthur station is in North Oakland, in the median of Route 24 just north of its interchange with I-580 and perpendicular to 40th Street and MacArthur Boulevard. The surrounding neighborhood is mostly low-density residential, making MacArthur station primarily a commuting hub.[2]

Not to be confused with Macarthur railway station.

MacArthur
MacArthur station viewed from the I-580/SR 24 interchange in 2019
Location	555 40th Street (in Route 24 median) Oakland, California
Coordinates	37.828260°N 122.267275°W / 37.828260; -122.267275
Owned by	BART
Line(s)	BART K-Line
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	AC Transit: C, 6, 18, 57, 705, 800 Alta Bates Summit Shuttles: 1, 2, 3/4, Summit/Alta Bates Bullet Caltrans Bay Bridge Bicycle Shuttle Children's Hospital Oakland Shuttle Emery Go-Round: Hollis, Shellmound-Powell, Watergate Express Kaiser Oakland Shuttle WestCAT: 705, 708
Construction
Parking	602 spaces
Bicycle facilities	racks, 40 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 11, 1972
Traffic
Passengers (2020)	8,901 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station 19th Street Oakland toward Millbrae Richmond–​Millbrae Ashby toward Richmond 19th Street Oakland toward Berryessa/​North San José Berryessa/​North San José–​Richmond 19th Street Oakland toward San Francisco International Airport Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae Rockridge toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location

History

One of the tile mosaics at the station

MacArthur station opened on September 11, 1972, as the northern terminus of the inaugural BART line, which ran to Fremont. Upon the opening of the Transbay Tube in 1974, the station began to serve Transbay trains to San Francisco.[3] The station included several pieces of public art: an abstract mural by Mark Adams over a staircase (which Adams later replaced with two murals after the stairs were removed), and tile mosaics by Adams and Alfonso Pardiñas in the fare lobby.[4]

Nia Wilson was killed at the station on July 22, 2018.[5] Sunday-only service to the station on the Dublin/Pleasanton line was operated from February 11, 2019 to February 10, 2020.[6][7]

MacArthur Transit Village

Because of MacArthur's importance as an interchange and its location in the center of the East Bay, BART has conducted a number of feasibility studies about the prospects of creating transit-oriented development around the station. These studies have resulted in a plan for the "MacArthur Transit Village," a mixed-use development on the eastern side of Route 24 bounded by 40th Street, Telegraph Avenue, and West MacArthur Boulevard.[8] The current plan calls for 624 residential units as well as 42,500 square feet (3,950 m²) of retail space. MacArthur Commons occupies Parcel A and Parcel C of the Village, providing 385 apartment units.[9] The groundbreaking for the project was held in May 2011 with the start of construction for a new 450-space parking garage for BART.[10] BART opened a parking garage as part of the project in September 2014.[11] As of 2018, the village is under construction and will include around 850 units and a tower 260 feet (79 m) tall.[12]

Station layout

P Platform level	Southbound	←      Richmond–​Millbrae toward Daly City or Millbrae (19th Street Oakland) ←      Berryessa/​North San José–​Richmond toward Berryessa/North San José (19th Street Oakland)
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Southbound	←      Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae toward San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae (19th Street Oakland)
	Northbound	→      Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae toward Pittsburg / Bay Point (Rockridge) →
	Island platform, doors will open on the left, right
	Northbound	→      Richmond–​Millbrae toward Richmond (Ashby) → →      Berryessa/​North San José–​Richmond toward Richmond (Ashby) →
G	Street Level	Exits/Entrances
	Mezzanine	One-way faregates, ticket machines, station agent

An Antioch-bound train at the station

MacArthur station was built with cross-platform interchanges in mind. There are two island platforms and four tracks. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the Richmond-Fremont line and the Richmond-Daly City/Millbrae line; Platform 1 goes Northbound towards Richmond, and Platform 2 goes Southbound towards Berryessa/North San José and Daly City/Millbrae. Platforms 3 and 4 serve the Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line; Platform 3 goes Northbound toward Pittsburg/Bay Point, and Platform 4 goes Southbound toward SFO/Millbrae. Connections between the lines are timed for Southbound passengers between Platforms 2 and 4. This is not the case for Northbound passengers, as a timed transfer point already exists further south at 19th Street Station. MacArthur tends to be crowded in the morning due to high transfer volume between two lines where only a few people get off while many are trying to board.[13] Southbound trains converge to single track towards downtown Oakland, and San Francisco bound trains are given priority when departing in that direction.

Bus connections

Connecting AC Transit transit lines at this station include Line 57 to Foothill Square and Emeryville and Line C to Piedmont and San Francisco. The free Kaiser Shuttle to Oakland Medical Center and another shuttle to Children's Hospital Oakland as well as shuttles to Alta Bates campuses also serve the station in addition to the free Emery-Go-Round bus system to Emeryville.

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

References

1. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
2. MacArthur BART access feasibility study Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine BART Retrieved 24 August 2010
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. Weinstein, Dave. "How BART got ART". CA-Modern. Eichler Network. p. 6.
5. "Nia Wilson Honored At Emotional Memorial Service". SFGate. August 3, 2018.
6. "February 11 schedule change impacts weekdays and Sundays" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 15, 2019.
7. "New Sunday service plan to begin in February" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 25, 2019.
8. MacArthur Transit Village information sheet Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine City of Oakland Retrieved 24 August 2010
9. Torres, Blanca (February 28, 2017). "Hines breaks ground on Oakland apartment project next to BART". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
10. MacArthur Transit Village project breaks ground after 17 years. Sean Mayer. Oakland Tribune. 23-05-2011.
11. "New parking garage opens at MacArthur Station 9/15" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 9, 2014.
12. "City Council Approves 260-Foot Tower For MacArthur Transit Village". Hoodline. March 9, 2017.
13. Cabanatuan, Michael (April 10, 2010). "BART can't keep pace with rising 'crush loads'". SFGate.

External links

• Official BART station page