Concord station is a
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 use ...
(BART)
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
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in
Concord, California
Concord ( ) is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California. According to an estimate completed by the United States Census Bureau, the city had a population of 129,295 in 2019 making it the eighth largest city in the San Francisco Ba ...
. The station is located between the downtown business district to the west and residential neighborhoods to the east. Concord station has a single elevated
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 ...
.
History
The station opened as the eastern
terminus station of the BART system on May 21, 1973. The station remained a terminus until the line was extended 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.
...
in December 1995 and to
Pittsburg/Bay Point station a year later.
A water feature at the station, installed by
Stephen De Staebler in 1971 or 1972, was removed in the 1990s.
Bus connections
Concord is a major terminal for
County Connection local bus routes:
*Weekday routes: 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 28, 91X, 260
*Weekend routes: 310, 311, 314, 315, 320
The station is also served by
Tri-Delta Transit route 201 and a special-event shuttle to the
Concord Pavilion. Buses stop on the west side of the station; most routes stop at a two-lane busway north of the station entrance, while several routes stop to the south.
Notes
External links
BART – Concord
Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in Contra Costa County, California
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1973
Buildings and structures in Concord, California
1973 establishments in California
Stations on the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line
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