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Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre station is a
Service at Pleasant Hill station began on May 21, 1973.
A second parking garage opened at the station on June 30, 2008. The former surface parking lot was converted into the Contra Costa Centre transit village. On September 23, 2010, the BART Board voted to change the station name to Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre. The name change was supported by the transit village developer and the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency, but opposed by the city of Pleasant Hill. The Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency and the developer paid the $413,800 cost of changing station signage and system maps.
An improved access path to the station better connecting it with the
BART News, July 8, 2008, accessed August 18, 2008 The proposal gained support from BART and the local cycling organization. A bridge over Treat Boulevard carrying the Iron Horse Regional Trail was completed on October 2, 2010. The bridge cost $12 million.
BART - Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre
{{Bay Area Rail Stations Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in Contra Costa County, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1973 Stations on the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line
Bay Area Rapid Transit
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(BART) station
Station may refer to:
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serving the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village in Contra Costa Centre, California
Contra Costa Centre is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California. Contra Costa Centre sits at an elevation of 92 feet (28 m). The 2010 United States census reported Contra Costa Centre's population w ...
, just north of Walnut Creek
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Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true bo ...
and just east of Pleasant Hill.
History
Service at Pleasant Hill station began on May 21, 1973.
A second parking garage opened at the station on June 30, 2008. The former surface parking lot was converted into the Contra Costa Centre transit village. On September 23, 2010, the BART Board voted to change the station name to Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre. The name change was supported by the transit village developer and the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency, but opposed by the city of Pleasant Hill. The Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency and the developer paid the $413,800 cost of changing station signage and system maps.
An improved access path to the station better connecting it with the Iron Horse Regional Trail
The Iron Horse Regional Trail is a rail trail for pedestrians, horse riders and bicycles in the East Bay Area in California.
This trail is located in inland central Alameda and Contra Costa counties, mostly following a Southern Pacific Rail ...
was proposed before the Walnut Creek
A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, ''Juglans regia''.
Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true bo ...
city council on July 15, 2008.Pleasant Hill BART Station bike/pedestrian shortcut consideredBART News, July 8, 2008, accessed August 18, 2008 The proposal gained support from BART and the local cycling organization. A bridge over Treat Boulevard carrying the Iron Horse Regional Trail was completed on October 2, 2010. The bridge cost $12 million.
Bus connections
Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre is a transfer point for a number ofCounty Connection
The County Connection (officially, the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority, CCCTA) is a Concord-based public transit agency operating fixed-route bus and ADA paratransit (County Connection LINK) service in and around central Contra Costa County ...
local routes:
*Weekday: 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 18
*Weekend: 311, 316
The station is also served by several longer-distance routes: FAST Solano Express
SolanoExpress is a public transit network of regional express buses connecting Solano County, California to Contra Costa County (across the Carquinez Strait) and the Sacramento Valley. It is managed by the Solano Transportation Authority and opera ...
Blue Line and AC Transit
AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) is an Oakland-based public transit agency serving the western portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. AC Transit also operates "Transbay" ro ...
Early Bird Express route 702
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All buses stop on a two-way busway on the southwest side of the station.
References
External links
BART - Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre
{{Bay Area Rail Stations Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in Contra Costa County, California Railway stations in the United States opened in 1973 Stations on the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line