Blue Line (BART)

Rapid transit line in the San Francisco Bay Area From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Blue Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Dublin/Pleasanton station and Daly City station. It has 18 stations in Dublin, Pleasanton, Castro Valley, San Leandro, Oakland, San Francisco, and Daly City.

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Stations18
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Blue Line
Daly City-bound train west of Dublin/Pleasanton station in May 2018
Overview
OwnerSan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
LocaleTri-Valley, East Bay, San Francisco Peninsula
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBay Area Rapid Transit
History
OpenedMay 10, 1997 (1997-05-10)
Technical
Line length35.7 mi (57.5 km)
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
ElectrificationThird rail, 1 kV DC
Operating speed70 mph (110 km/h)[1]
Route map
Blue Line highlighted in blue
Valley Link
proposed
West Dublin/​Pleasanton
Parking
Castro Valley
Parking
Bay Fair
Parking
transfer
San Leandro
Parking
to OAK Oakland International Airport
enlarge… Coliseum
Amtrak Parking
Fruitvale
Parking
Lake Merritt
Parking
West Oakland
Parking
Embarcadero San Francisco Ferry Building
Montgomery Street
Powell Street
Civic Center/​UN Plaza
16th Street Mission
24th Street Mission
Glen Park Parking |
Balboa Park
Daly City
Parking

Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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The Blue Line shares much of its track with other BART services. The eastern segment which is unique to it is located in the median of Interstate 580, as are its three unique stations of Castro Valley, West Dublin/Pleasanton, and Dublin/Pleasanton.

History

Of BART's five primary rapid transit services, the Blue Line was the most recent to open. Service began when the Dublin/Pleasanton extension opened on May 10, 1997.[2] The West Dublin/​Pleasanton infill station was added to the line on February 19, 2011.[3]

SFO/Millbrae extension service

September 2005 BART map showing only the Dublin/Pleasanton line operating south of Daly City

When the SFO/Millbrae extension opened on June 22, 2003, BART extended the Blue Line to SFO. BART truncated the Blue Line back to Daly City and rerouted the Yellow Line to San Francisco International Airport in its place on February 9, 2004. San Mateo County is not a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, so SamTrans funded the county's BART service. When the extension's lower-than-expected ridership caused SamTrans to accrue deficits, BART agreed to SamTrans' request to operate only this line south of Daly City effective September 12, 2005.

SamTrans and BART reached an agreement in February 2007 in which SamTrans would transfer control and financial responsibility of the SFO/Millbrae extension to BART, in return for BART receiving additional fixed funding from SamTrans and other sources.[4] BART has since again increased service south of Daly City, but this line now terminates at Daly City.

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Blue Line's south-of-Daly City service
Date of change Service pattern
June 22, 2003Daly City–SFO[5]
February 9, 2004none[6]
September 12, 2005Daly City–SFO/Millbrae[7]
January 1, 2008Daly City–Millbrae (evenings/weekends)[8]
September 14, 2009none[9]
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2019–2022 changes

MacArthur-bound train at 19th Street Oakland in February 2019

On February 11, 2019, the Blue Line began operating between MacArthur station and Dublin/Pleasanton station on Sundays. The change was to allow single-tracking in the Market Street subway during electrical work, with only the Yellow Line running through the Transbay Tube to serve San Francisco.[10]

Sunday service to San Francisco and Daly City resumed on February 16, 2020. From February 16, 2020 to September 13, 2020, and again from March 22, 2021 to August 1, 2021, trains terminated at Montgomery station during single-tracking work.[11][12] From September 14, 2020 to March 21, 2021, and again from August 2, 2021 onwards, trains terminate at 24th Street Mission during single-tracking work.[13][14]

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