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Pittsburg/Bay Point station is a
The station opened on December 7, 1996. Service was temporarily cut back to
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BART – Pittsburg/Bay Point
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Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area in California. BART serves 50 stations along six routes on of rapid transit lines, including a spur line in eastern Contra Costa County which uses ...
station in Pittsburg, California
Pittsburg is a city in Contra Costa County, California, Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is an industrial suburb located on the southern shore of the Suisun Bay in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and is part ...
, United States, adjacent to the community of Bay Point. It serves northern and eastern Contra Costa County
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, as well as the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
The Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, or California Delta, is an expansive inland river delta and estuary in Northern California. The Delta is formed at the western edge of the Central Valley by the confluence of the Sacramento and San ...
. Passengers continuing their rail journey must transfer between the light and heavy rail portions of the at a separate transfer platform east of the main station.
History
The station opened on December 7, 1996. Service was temporarily cut back to 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. The station serves the northern area of Concord and nearby Martinez. It is located near State Route 4.
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from March 16–21, 2016 (and at off-peak times until April 2) after electrical issues between the stations damaged a number of trains.
BART began further service on the eBART
eBART (East Contra Costa County BART extension) is the project name for a hybrid rail (light rail with some features similar to commuter rail) branch line of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system in eastern Contra Costa County, California, ...
line between Pittsburg/Bay Point and Antioch station on May 26, 2018. Unlike the rest of the BART system, the eBART extension uses small self-propelled diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
(DMU) railcars, thus requiring a passenger transfer between the two different trains. A second island platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
(with one track for eBART and one for conventional BART trains) was constructed to the east of Pittsburg/Bay Point station, providing a cross-platform transfer
A cross-platform interchange is a type of interchange between different lines at a metro
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for passengers continuing past the station. The transfer platform does not have street access, so passengers must ride a mainline BART train connecting the two platforms.
A 2018 study recommended a footbridge to the north side of the tracks — either from the fare lobby or the parking lot — to improve access from nearby residential areas. A ramp to supplement the often-broken elevator from parking lot to fare lobby was also recommended. An entrance from Bailey Road at the east end of the platform was deemed infeasible.Appendices
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BART – Pittsburg/Bay Point
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