Summary
Pittsburg Center station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station on the Yellow Line.[4] It is located at the Railroad Avenue overpass of Highway 4 in Pittsburg, California and serves the downtown area of about one mile (1.6 km) away via connecting buses provided by Tri Delta Transit. There is no reserved parking available at this station.[2]
Pittsburg Center | |||||||||||
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 Westbound train at Pittsburg Center in May 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2099 Railroad Avenue Pittsburg, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°01′06″N 121°53′25″W / 38.018227°N 121.890178°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | BART E-Line (eBART) | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Tri Delta Transit: 380, 381, 391[1] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Trench cut | ||||||||||
| Parking | 262 spaces[2] | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 26, 2018 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 467 (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||
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History edit
Construction of the station was uncertain at the time of eBART's approval due to lack of available funds.[5] The station was originally known as Railroad Avenue during planning.[6] The city later chose Pittsburg Civic Center, which BART rejected because of its similarity to Civic Center/UN Plaza station. In January 2015, the city accepted BART's proposal of Pittsburg Center.[7]
Funding for the station was secured in early 2015 and was estimated at $11.9 million (equivalent to $16 million in 2023). Construction commenced on July 27, 2015,[8] and was opened with the rest of the line on May 26, 2018.[5]
As of February 2024[update], Pittsburg Center was the least-used station on the BART system, with 467 daily boardings.[3]
References edit
- ^ "System Map". Tri Delta Transit. 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Coetsee, Rowena (January 5, 2018). "Signups for reserved eBART parking in Antioch start Jan. 16". East Bay Times. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2024.
- ^ "East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART)". BART. 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Gartrell, Nate (January 22, 2015). "Pittsburg secures last piece of funding for eBART, expect new station in 2018". Contra Costa Times. Digital First Media. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ PBS&J (September 2008). East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART) Draft Environmental Impact Report. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
- ^ "Pittsburg BART station name back in council's hands". East Bay Times. April 9, 2015.
- ^ "Pittsburg Center BART Station Groundbreaking" (PDF). BART and Contra Costa Transportation Authority. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
External links edit
- BART – Pittsburg Center
- Pittsburg Center Station Walkthrough Animation (YouTube)
