Fremont station (BART)

Fremont
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Southbound train at Fremont station in October 2017
Location 2000 Bart Way
Fremont, California
Coordinates 37°33′27″N 121°58′36″W / 37.557489°N 121.97662°W / 37.557489; -121.97662Coordinates: 37°33′27″N 121°58′36″W / 37.557489°N 121.97662°W / 37.557489; -121.97662
Owned by Bay Area Rapid Transit
Platforms Island
Connections AC Transit: U, 99, 200, 212, 215, 216, 217, 232, 239, 251, 801
VTA: 120, 140
Construction
Parking 2030 spaces
Bicycle facilities 76 lockers
Disabled access Yes
History
Opened September 11, 1972
Traffic
Passengers (FY 2016) 9,284 exits/day[1]
Services
Preceding station   Bay Area Rapid Transit   Following station
Richmond–​Warm Springs/South Fremont
Terminus
toward Daly City
Warm Springs/South Fremont–​Daly City

Fremont is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in downtown Fremont, California, United States. The station was the terminus of the Fremont-Richmond and Fremont-Daly City lines from September 11, 1972 until March 25, 2017, when Warm Springs/South Fremont station opened.

History

Entrance to Fremont station in 2010

Service at the station began on September 11, 1972. During the first months of revenue service, the Automatic Train Control (ATC) system had safety problems with its design and operation. On October 2, 1972, an ATC failure caused a train to run off the end of the elevated track at the Fremont station and crash to the ground - an incident dubbed the "Fremont Flyer". Four people on-board were injured.[2] The incident drew national and international attention, followed a month later by release of the "Post Report" on BART safety by the legislative analyst for the California State Senate.[3][2] The “Fremont Flyer” train crash led to a comprehensive redesign of the automatic train control system, the firing of the general manager,[4] and the replacement of the board of directors.[5][6][7]

Fremont was the southern terminus of East Bay service from September 11, 1972 until March 25, 2017, when the line was extended to Warm Springs/South Fremont station.[8]

Transit connections

Bus bays at Fremont station

Fremont station is a transfer hub for AC Transit and Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) buses.

AC Transit operates the following routes from the station:

VTA' has express and commuter buses serving San Jose, Milpitas, and other areas of the South Bay. VTA will discontinue service to Fremont upon the opening of the Milpitas and Berryessa/North San José stations in 2018.[9]

The Stanford Marguerite Shuttle's AE-F and East Bay Express lines serve Fremont as their terminal station,[10] and terminate at Stanford University on weekdays.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bay Area Rapid Transit District. "Monthly Ridership Reports". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Troubles Beset Transit System in San Francisco Bay Area". December 9, 1972. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ Bill Northwood (November 29, 1972). "What is BART, and why are we saying such terrible things about it?". KPFA Pacifica Radio. p. 5 min : 00 sec. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "B.R. Stokes, ex-BART general manager, dies". San Francisco Chronicle. May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Legislative Analyst's Office 75th anniversary". Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) of the State of California. May 25, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2017. After the state legislature held a month-long series of hearings on the financial mismanagement at Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), Alan Post recommended the firing of BART’s general manager.
  6. ↑ "BART historical timeline" (PDF). BART. Retrieved March 15, 2017. November 5, 1974, Nine-member Board of Directors elected to replace 12-member appointed board.
  7. ↑ Bill Wattenburg (February 15, 1974). "BART: Countdown to San Francisco". Commonwealth Club of California. p. 28 min : 30 sec. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  8. ↑ Cabanatuan, Michael (March 11, 2017). "BART's long-awaited Warm Springs extension to open March 25". SFGate. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  9. ↑ Hendler Ross, Stacey (March 22, 2017). "BART Warm Springs Opening for Service March 25". Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Marguerite Shuttle : Maps & Schedules". transportation.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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