Antioch station (BART)

Antioch
Antioch
	A train at the station on the first day of service in May 2018
Location	1600 Slatten Ranch Road; Antioch, California
Coordinates	37.996281°N 121.783404°W
Owned by	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Line(s)	eBART
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Tri Delta Transit: 300, 379, 380, 383, 384, 385, 387, 388, 390, 391, 392, 393, 395, 395, 709; Rio Vista Delta Breeze: 52
Construction
Parking	1,012 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 26, 2018
Traffic
Passengers (2020)	2,959 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Location

Antioch (or Hillcrest Avenue) is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line served by diesel multiple unit technology. It is located in the median of Highway 4 at Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch, California.

Design

The station serves as the eastern terminus of the eastern Contra Costa extension known during construction as eBART and after construction as BART to Antioch. BART to Antioch is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) line which extends from the Pittsburg/Bay Point station, passing through Pittsburg. Antioch station serves the central area of Antioch in addition to commuters to job centers in San Francisco and other areas. It is also expected to attract passengers from Oakley, Brentwood, and Discovery Bay, communities that were envisioned as part of the original extension but could not be included due to cost. BART plans to extend service southeast to Brentwood and upgrade the extension to full BART service while pushing the DMU portion further out.[2]

Security and staffing concerns

Preliminary designs called for a station without an agent present, nor restrooms or escalators.[3] This prompted concern from the community and the plans were redesigned to add these features, however the station will only have one employee present at any given time, one agent or one maintenance worker at a time.[3] An extra police beat will be added.[3] This caused concern among Antioch residents and the Antioch Police Department may have to cooperatively police the station.[3] The lack of a full-time station agent has resulted in security issues after opening.[4]

Start of service

Initially planned to open in 2016,[2] the station's service date was delayed[5] until May 26, 2018.

BART anticipated the station would serve 1,575 round trips per day based upon a supposed opening in 2015. Two weeks following the beginning of service in 2018, ridership was observed to be about 3,000 round trips per day, overloading the station's parking facilities and causing riders to illegally park nearby.[6] The station has 1,012 parking spaces.[7] Soon after opening, the agency began planning an additional 1,600 parking space facility north of the station site.[8] In October 2018, BART announced plans for a $16.4 million, 800-space lot east of the station, which would open in 2020.[9] In November 2019, the BART board approved a $9.9 million contract for an 850-space lot, which is expected to open in early 2021.[10]

References

"Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
"East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART)". Projects. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
Bulgarino, Paul (April 14, 2011). "BART addresses security concerns for Hillcrest eBART station". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
Kingston, Michelle (January 11, 2020). "Antioch BART attack leaves riders concerned for their safety". KRON4.
"eBART East Contra Costa BART Extension" (pdf). Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Retrieved August 13, 2015.
Brekke, Dan (June 1, 2018). "BART's New Antioch Station Is Very Popular -- and Doesn't Have Enough Parking". KQED. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
Coetsee, Rowena (January 5, 2018). "Signups for reserved eBART parking in Antioch start Jan. 16". East Bay Times. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
Davis, Aaron (June 8, 2018). "BART scrambling to solve Antioch eBART parking woes". East Bay Times. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
"BART identifies funding to add over 800 parking spaces at the Antioch Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. October 26, 2018.
"Antioch Station will get more parking and bike/pedestrian improvements" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 21, 2019.

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[BARTridership-1] "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.

[eb-2] "East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART)". Projects. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2013.

[popo-3] Bulgarino, Paul (April 14, 2011). "BART addresses security concerns for Hillcrest eBART station". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[4] Kingston, Michelle (January 11, 2020). "Antioch BART attack leaves riders concerned for their safety". KRON4.

[5] "eBART East Contra Costa BART Extension" (pdf). Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Retrieved August 13, 2015.

[6] Brekke, Dan (June 1, 2018). "BART's New Antioch Station Is Very Popular -- and Doesn't Have Enough Parking". KQED. Retrieved June 2, 2018.

[7] Coetsee, Rowena (January 5, 2018). "Signups for reserved eBART parking in Antioch start Jan. 16". East Bay Times. Retrieved January 7, 2018.

[8] Davis, Aaron (June 8, 2018). "BART scrambling to solve Antioch eBART parking woes". East Bay Times. Retrieved June 30, 2018.

[9] "BART identifies funding to add over 800 parking spaces at the Antioch Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. October 26, 2018.

[10] "Antioch Station will get more parking and bike/pedestrian improvements" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 21, 2019.