Pittsburg/Bay Point
A train at Pittsburg/Bay Point station in 2018
General information
Location1700 West Leland Road
Pittsburg, California
Coordinates38°01′08″N 121°56′39″W / 38.018869°N 121.944208°W / 38.018869; -121.944208
Line(s)BART C-Line, eBART
Platforms2 sequential island platforms
Tracks2 (BART mainline)
1 (eBART)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Parking1,992 spaces
Bicycle facilities20 lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectGannett Fleming
Finger and Moy Architects[1]
History
OpenedDecember 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
Passengers
20231,825 (weekday average)[2]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
North Concord/​Martinez Yellow Line Terminus
Terminus Yellow Line (eBART) Pittsburg Center
toward Antioch
Location

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 transfer between the light and heavy rail portions of the Yellow Line here, at a dedicated transfer platform east of the main station.

History

An eBART train at the transfer platform

The station opened on December 7, 1996.

BART began 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 the original Pittsburg/Bay Point platform, providing a cross-platform transfer for passengers transferring at the station. The transfer platform does not have street access, so eBART passengers exiting at Pittsburg/Bay Point 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.[3]

References

  1. Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC 85623396.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 2023.
  3. 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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