North Concord/Martinez station
North Concord/Martinez station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located in the Sun Terrace neighborhood of Concord, California, United States. The station serves the northern area of Concord and nearby Martinez. It is located near State Route 4. It is served by the Yellow Line.
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 A southbound train at North Concord/Martinez station in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 3700 Port Chicago Highway Concord, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°00′12″N 122°01′29″W / 38.003273°N 122.024599°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | BART C-Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  County Connection: 17, 28, 99X, 627[1] | ||||||||||
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| Parking | 1,977 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 30 lockers | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | IDG Architects[2] | ||||||||||
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| Station code | BART: NCON | ||||||||||
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| Opened | December 16, 1995[3] | ||||||||||
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| 2024 | 628 (weekday average)[4] | ||||||||||
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History
editThe North Concord/Martinez station opened on December 16, 1995. It served as the terminal station of the line until December 7, 1996, when the extension over Willow Pass to Pittsburg/Bay Point station opened.[3] The station briefly served as the terminus again from March 16–21, 2016 (and at off-peak times until April 2) after electrical issues north of the station damaged a number of trains.[5][6] Some peak hour trains began short turns at North Concord in 2003.[7]
Sandwiched between low-density residential areas to the west and the Concord Naval Weapons Station to the east, it is among the least-used stations on the BART system, with 628 daily boardings in June 2024.[4][7] A 2018 study recommended a footbridge over the BART tracks south of the station to improve access from the adjacent neighborhood.[8]
In August 2018, BART solicited developer proposals for transit-oriented development to replace the surface parking lots at the station. A developer team was chosen in December 2018, but withdrew in March 2019 due to the two developers failing to reach an internal agreement. BART chose a new developer in August 2019.[9] That developer withdrew in April 2022, possibly because of delays with plans for a much larger development of the Naval Weapons Station property; BART considered proposals by other developers.[10][11] As of 2024[update], BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow TOD at the station, and that such development would not begin until at least the mid-2030s.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Transit Stops: North Concord/Martinez Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. November 23, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
- ^ Gafni, Matthias (March 29, 2016). "BART nearing full restoration of service". East Bay Times.
- ^ "BART RESUMES SERVICE AT N. CONCORD AND PITTSBURG/BAY POINT AFTER WEEKS OF REPAIRS". ABC7 News. April 2, 2016.
- ^ a b "North Concord / Martinez: Planning" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2013.
- ^ CDM Smith (February 2018). North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. pp. 24, B-3. (Appendices)
- ^ "Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) - North Concord". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024.
- ^ Mukherjee, Shomik (July 29, 2022). "These developers want to build a lot of housing at the North Concord BART Station". The Mercury News. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, John (June 22, 2022). "Developer drops North Concord BART housing project without explanation". CBS Bay Area. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022.
- ^ BART Transit-Oriented Development Program Work Plan: 2024 Update (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2024. p. 17.
External links
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