Castro Valley station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located in the center median of Interstate 580 in Castro Valley, California. The entrance plaza, parking lots, and bus transfer area are located on the north side of the highway; a tunnel under the westbound lanes connects the entrance to the fare lobby, which is located under the island platform. The station is served by the Blue Line.
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 An eastbound train at Castro Valley station in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3301 Norbridge Drive Castro Valley, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°41′27″N 122°04′32″W / 37.69075°N 122.07568°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | BART L-Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Embankment | ||||||||||
| Parking | 1,123 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Racks, 32 BikeLink lockers, 20 lockers | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Group 4 ICF Kaiser Engineers[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 10, 1997[2] | ||||||||||
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| 2024 | 1,175 (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||
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A 96-unit transit-oriented apartment complex was built on the northwest corner of the station site in 1993 while the station was under construction. The project included the restoration of a historic Victorian house.[4][5]: 7 The station opened on May 10, 1997, as part of the extension to Dublin/Pleasanton station.[2] It was the eastern terminus of AC Transit route M, which provided transbay service to Hillsdale over the San Mateo–Hayward Bridge, from March 2003 to March 2010.[6][7] As of 2024[update], BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow development on the surface parking lots at the station. Such development would not begin until at least the mid-2030s.[5]: 17
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
- ^ "Completed TOD projects". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024.
- ^ a b BART Transit-Oriented Development Program Work Plan: 2024 Update (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2024.
- ^ "Line M a Success" (Press release). AC Transit. December 21, 2004. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.
- ^ "AC Transit Service Changes, March 28, 2010". Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District. January 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 14, 2010.
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