San Leandro station
Rapid transit station in San Francisco Bay Area
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San Leandro station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station located off Davis Street (Route 61/122) in downtown San Leandro, California. The station has two elevated side platforms, with the faregates at ground level. The station is served by the Orange, Green, and Blue lines.
San Leandro, California
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| Location | 1401 San Leandro Boulevard San Leandro, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.72176°N 122.16068°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | BART A-Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | 1,224 spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | 28 lockers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Gwathmey, Sellier & Crosby Joseph Esherick & Associates[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | BART: SANL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | September 11, 1972[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2025 | 3,441 (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The BART Board approved the name "San Leandro" in December 1965.[4] The station opened on September 11, 1972 – part of the first BART line.[2] Due to a national strike that year by elevator constructors, elevator construction on the early stations was delayed. Elevators at most of the initial stations, including San Leandro, were completed in the months following the opening.[5][6]
Construction of transit-oriented development (TOD) to replace one of the surface parking lots at the station began in late 2014.[7] The project, which included 200 residential units and 6,000 square feet (560 m2) of commercial space, was completed in two phases in 2017 and 2019.[8][9]: 7 As of 2024[update], BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow additional TOD on the remaining parking lots at the station. Such development would not begin until at least the mid-2030s.[9]: 17
On the morning of May 20, 2025, a fire at San Leandro station damaged train control equipment and traction power cables, shutting down service from Lake Merritt station south.[10] Service resumed south of Bay Fair that evening, and between Bay Fair and Lake Merritt the following morning, though Green Line service remained suspended.[11]
Bus connections
Like most BART stations, San Leandro station is served by AC Transit local buses, municipal circulators, and medical shuttles:[12]
- AC Transit: 1T, 9, 28, 34, 35, 801
- San Leandro LINKS: North Loop, South Loop
- Kaiser Permanente: San Leandro Medical Center shuttle
A busway is located on the east side of the station.[12] A five-month project to renovate the busway for Tempo bus rapid transit service began in August 2019.[13]
