The Orange Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Berryessa/North San José station and Richmond station. It has 21 stations in San Jose, Milpitas, Fremont, Union City, Hayward, San Leandro, Oakland, Berkeley, El Cerrito, and Richmond. It is the only one of the five primary BART services that does not run through the Transbay Tube to San Francisco; however, it shares tracks with the four other primary services in the East Bay.

 O  Orange Line
Warm Springs-bound train in San Leandro in 2018
Overview
OwnerSan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
LocaleSouth Bay, East Bay
Termini
Stations21
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBay Area Rapid Transit
History
OpenedSeptember 11, 1972 (1972-09-11)
Last extensionJune 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)
Technical
Line length51 mi (82 km)
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
ElectrificationThird rail, 1 kV DC
Operating speed70 mph (110 km/h)[1]
Route map
Map Orange Line highlighted in orange
Richmond Maintenance Yard
Richmond
Amtrak Parking
El Cerrito del Norte
Parking
El Cerrito Plaza
Parking
North Berkeley
Parking
Downtown Berkeley
Ashby
Parking
MacArthur
Parking
southbound
transfer
19th Street Oakland
northbound
transfer
12th Street Oakland City Center
Lake Merritt
Parking
Fruitvale
Parking
Coliseum enlarge…
Amtrak Parking
to OAK Oakland International Airport
San Leandro
Parking
Bay Fair
Parking
transfer
Hayward
Greyhound Lines Parking
South Hayward
Parking
Amtrak Amtrak
Hayward Complex
Union City
Parking
 
Altamont Corridor Express ACE to Stockton
Fremont
Parking
2026
Warm Springs/​South Fremont
Parking
proposed
Milpitas enlarge…
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority San Jose International Airport (via List of VTA bus routes#60) Parking
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Berryessa/​North San José
Parking
 
planned Silicon
Valley extension
28th Street/Little Portugal
Downtown San Jose
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Diridon
AmtrakCaltrainAltamont Corridor ExpressSanta Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Santa Clara
Maintenance Facility
Santa Clara
AmtrakCaltrainAltamont Corridor Express

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible

History

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The Orange Line was the first BART line to open. Initial services between MacArthur and Fremont stations began on September 11, 1972, with full service extending to Richmond beginning on January 29, 1973.[2]

The line would not see any major changes for another 45 years, until the start of the Silicon Valley BART extension. The first phase of the project extended the line to Warm Springs/South Fremont station in March 2017,[3][4] the second phase added Berryessa/North San José and Milpitas stations in June 2020.[5][6]

Route

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The Orange Line runs primarily north-south through the East Bay. It uses the R-Line between Richmond station and just north of MacArthur station, the K-Line between MacArthur and the Oakland Wye, the A-Line between the Wye and Fremont station, and the S-Line between Fremont and Berryessa/North San José station. Most sections are at-grade or elevated; the line runs through tunnels in downtown Berkeley, downtown Oakland, and under Lake Elizabeth.

Stations

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Station Jurisdiction County Opened Other BART
lines
Richmond Richmond Contra Costa January 29, 1973  R  Red Line
El Cerrito del Norte El Cerrito
El Cerrito Plaza
North Berkeley Berkeley Alameda
Downtown Berkeley
Ashby
MacArthur Oakland September 11, 1972  R  Red Line
 Y  Yellow Line
19th Street Oakland
12th Street Oakland City Center
Lake Merritt  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
Fruitvale
Coliseum  OAK  Oakland Airport Connector
 B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
San Leandro San Leandro  B  Blue Line
 G  Green Line
Bay Fair
Hayward Hayward  G  Green Line
South Hayward
Union City Union City
Fremont Fremont
Warm Springs/​South Fremont March 25, 2017
Milpitas Milpitas Santa Clara June 13, 2020
Berryessa/​North San José San Jose

References

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  1. ^ "BART Sustainable Communities Operations Analysis" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Community celebrates ribbon cutting of Warm Springs" (Press release). Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Direct service to/from Warm Springs now available as part of schedule change" (Press release). Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "BART unveils system map for future Milpitas and Berryessa service". Bay Area Rapid Transit. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Meacham, Jody (June 12, 2020). "Subdued ceremonies mark BART's station openings in Santa Clara County". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
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