West Oakland station

West Oakland is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station serving the West Oakland neighborhood in Oakland, California, United States. It has two elevated side platforms, and is located near the eastern end of the Transbay Tube. All lines except the Richmond-Warm Springs/South Fremont line stop at the station.

West Oakland
A train at West Oakland station in December 2018
Location	1451 7th Street, Oakland, California
Coordinates	37.8049°N 122.2951°W / 37.8049; -122.2951
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	BART M-Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	AC Transit: 14, 29, 36, 62, 314, 800 BoltBus Flixbus Megabus
Construction
Parking	156 spaces
Bicycle facilities	racks, 42 shared lockers, 8 keyed reserved lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	September 16, 1974
Previous names	Oakland West (1974-1980s)
Traffic
Passengers (2020)	7,819 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station Embarcadero toward Millbrae Richmond–​Millbrae 12th Street Oakland City Center toward Richmond Embarcadero toward Daly City Dublin/​Pleasanton–​Daly City Lake Merritt toward Dublin/​Pleasanton Embarcadero toward San Francisco International Airport Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae 12th Street Oakland City Center toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point Embarcadero toward Daly City Berryessa/​North San José–​Daly City Lake Merritt toward Berryessa/​North San José
Location

History

The station opened on September 16, 1974 - the last station of the initial BART system to open - with the beginning of service through the Transbay Tube.[2] The station was originally named Oakland West, contrary to the actual neighborhood name. In the 1980s, the efforts of neighborhood activists led BART to correct the name to West Oakland.[3]

Bus connections

The station has a busway on its south side, which serves AC Transit bus routes 14, 29, 36, and 62. Bus stops on 7th Street on the north side of the station serve AC Transit routes 29, 62, 314, and 800, as well as BoltBus, Flixbus, and Megabus intercity bus service.[4]

See also

• List of Bay Area Rapid Transit stations

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. Healy, Michael C. (2016). BART: The Dramatic History of the Bay Area Rapid Transit System. Heyday. pp. 222–225. ISBN 9781597143707.
4. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (June 14, 2017). "Schedules & Fares: West Oakland" (PDF).

External links

Media related to West Oakland station at Wikimedia Commons

• BART – West Oakland