- Richmond–Fremont line
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Richmond–Fremont line
Overview Type Rapid transit System Bay Area Rapid Transit Locale East Bay including Richmond, El Cerrito, Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Union City and Fremont
by county: Contra Costa and AlamedaTermini Richmond
FremontStations 18 Operation Opened September 11, 1972 Operator(s) BART Technical Track gauge 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) (broad) Electrification third rail Highest elevation underground, elevated, at grade Route map LegendRichmond Amtrak El Cerrito del Norte El Cerrito Plaza North Berkeley Downtown Berkeley Ashby Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae MacArthur (southbound transfer) 19th St/Oakland (northbound transfer) Oakland City Center-12th St Richmond-Millbrae, Pittsburg/Bay Pt–SFO Fremont–DC, Dubln/Pleasanton-DC Lake Merritt Fruitvale Coliseum/Oakland Apt Amtrak San Leandro Bay Fair (transfer station) Dublin/Pleasanton-Daly City Hayward South Hayward Union City Fremont Lake Elizabeth Irvington (2025) Warm Springs (2014) Calaveras (2025) Milpitas (2018) Berryessa (2018) Alum Rock (2025) Downtown San José (2025) Diridon/Arena (2025) Santa Clara (2025) This route map:
The Richmond–Fremont line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States consists of 18 metro stations from Richmond to Fremont. It passes through El Cerrito, Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, and Union City. Throughout its journey, it shares its tracks with other lines. This was the first of BART's lines to begin regular service; on September 11, 1972, the first revenue-service trains began running between Fremont and MacArthur stations [1]. It is also the only line of the entire BART network that does not serve the city of San Francisco.
BART lines are usually not referred to by the color that identifies them on official system maps, so this line is rarely called the Orange Line, and this term is never used by BART officials. Although it is the only line that serves only the East Bay, it is also rarely called the "East Bay Line" but is almost invariably called "Richmond–Fremont Line", to avoid confusion with all the other lines that provide service to various parts of the East Bay sub-region.
Currently the line is being extended to Warm Springs and then to Berryessa in San Jose. This line will be the only one to go past Warm Springs.
References
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Italics denote future stations and date of planned openingCurrent lines Richmond–Millbrae • Fremont–Daly City • Richmond–Fremont • Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae • Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City • AirBARTStations 19th Street/Oakland • Coliseum/Oakland Airport (OAK) • Fruitvale • Lake Merritt • MacArthur • Oakland City Center/12th Street • Rockridge • West Oakland • Oakland International Airport (Under construction) - Doolittle Drive (Planned)Alameda County
(outside Oakland)Ashby • Bay Fair • Castro Valley • Downtown Berkeley • Dublin/Pleasanton • Fremont • Hayward • North Berkeley • San Leandro • South Hayward • Union City • West Dublin/Pleasanton • Warm Springs (2014) • Planned: Livermore • Vasco Road • Irvington (2015)Antioch (2015) • Concord • El Cerrito del Norte • El Cerrito Plaza • Lafayette • North Concord/Martinez • Orinda • Pittsburg (2015) • Pittsburg/Bay Point • Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre • Richmond • Walnut CreekColma • Daly City • Millbrae • San Bruno • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) • South San FranciscoBerryessa (2018) • Milpitas (2018) - Planned: Calaveras – Alum Rock • Downtown San Jose • Diridon/Arena • Santa ClaraSystem features Transbay Tube • Market Street Subway • Berkeley Hills Tunnel • Silicon Valley Extension • SFO extension • Pittsburg/Bay Point extension • Dublin/Pleasanton extension • Original System • Livermore extension • Warm Springs extension • Antioch extension • Oakland Airport extension • Infill stations • Berryessa extensionConnecting bus services AC Transit • Amtrak Thruway Bus Services • Bear • Benicia Breeze • County Connection • Dumbarton Express • Eastshore Charter Lines • East Bay Paratransit • Emery Go Round • Fairfield/Suisun • Golden Gate • Greyhound • Kaiser Shuttle • MAX • Delta Breeze • Muni • SamTrans • Links • San Joaquin RTD • Solano Express• Tri-Delta • Union City • VTA • Vallejo • Napa Vine • WestCAT • WHEELSConnecting rail services Board of Directors District 1: Gail Murray • District 2: Joel Keller • District 3: Bob Franklin (President) • District 4: Robert Raburn • District 5: John McPartland • District 6: Thomas Blalock • District 7: Lynette Sweet • District 8: James Fang • District 9: Tom RadulovichMiscellaneous Library-A-Go-Go • BART history • BART expansion • BART Police • Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictCategories:
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