MacArthur station (BART)

MacArthur station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) rapid transit station in the Temescal District of Oakland, California. It is the largest station in the BART system, being the only one with four platform tracks. Service through MacArthur is timed for cross-platform transfers between the southbound lines that pass through the station. MacArthur station is in North Oakland, in the median of Route 24 just north of its interchange with I-580 and perpendicular to 40th Street and MacArthur Boulevard. The surrounding neighborhood is mostly low-density residential, making MacArthur station primarily a commuting hub.[2]

Not to be confused with Macarthur railway station.
MacArthur
MacArthur station viewed from the I-580/SR 24 interchange in 2019
Location555 40th Street (in Route 24 median)
Oakland, California
Coordinates37.828260°N 122.267275°W / 37.828260; -122.267275
Line(s)BART K-Line
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections AC Transit, Alta Bates Summit Shuttles, Caltrans Bay Bridge Bicycle Shuttle, Early Bird Express, Emery Go-Round, Kaiser Shuttles
Construction
Parking602 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks, 40 lockers, bike station
Disabled accessYes
History
OpenedSeptember 11, 1972
Passengers
20208,901 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
19th Street Oakland
toward Millbrae
 Richmond–​Millbrae Ashby
toward Richmond
19th Street Oakland
toward Berryessa/​North San José
 Berryessa/​North San José–​Richmond
19th Street Oakland
toward San Francisco International Airport
 Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae Rockridge
toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location

History
One of the tile mosaics at the station

MacArthur station opened on September 11, 1972, as the northern terminus of the inaugural BART line, which ran to Fremont. Upon the opening of the Transbay Tube in 1974, the station began to serve Transbay trains to San Francisco.[3] The station included several pieces of public art: an abstract mural by Mark Adams over a staircase (which Adams later replaced with two murals after the stairs were removed), and tile mosaics by Adams and Alfonso Pardiñas in the fare lobby.[4]

Nia Wilson was killed at the station on July 22, 2018.[5] Sunday-only service to the station on the Dublin/Pleasanton line was operated from February 11, 2019 to February 10, 2020.[6][7]

MacArthur Transit Village

Because of MacArthur's importance as an interchange and its location in the center of the East Bay, BART has conducted a number of feasibility studies about the prospects of creating transit-oriented development around the station. These studies have resulted in a plan for the "MacArthur Transit Village," a mixed-use development on the eastern side of Route 24 bounded by 40th Street, Telegraph Avenue, and West MacArthur Boulevard.[8] The current plan calls for 624 residential units as well as 42,500 square feet (3,950 m2) of retail space. MacArthur Commons occupies Parcel A and Parcel C of the Village, providing 385 apartment units.[9] The groundbreaking for the project was held in May 2011 with the start of construction for a new 450-space parking garage for BART.[10] BART opened a parking garage as part of the project in September 2014.[11] As of 2018, the village is under construction and will include around 850 units and a tower 260 feet (79 m) tall.[12]

Station layout
Southbound (C2) ←      Richmond–​Millbrae toward Daly City or Millbrae (19th Street Oakland)
←      Berryessa/​North San José–​Richmond toward Berryessa/​North San José (19th Street Oakland)
Island platform
Southbound (C4) ←      Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae toward San Francisco International Airport or Millbrae (19th Street Oakland)
Northbound (C3) →      Antioch–​SFO/​Millbrae toward Pittsburg/​Bay Point (Rockridge) →
Island platform
Northbound (C1) →      Richmond–​Millbrae toward Richmond (Ashby) →
→      Berryessa/​North San José–​Richmond toward Richmond (Ashby) →
An Antioch-bound train at the station

MacArthur station has two island platforms and four tracks, allowing cross-platform interchanges between lines. Platforms 1 and 2 serve the Richmond-Fremont line and the Richmond-Daly City/Millbrae line; Platform 1 goes Northbound towards Richmond, and Platform 2 goes Southbound towards Berryessa/North San José and Daly City/Millbrae. Platforms 3 and 4 serve the Antioch–SFO/Millbrae line; Platform 3 goes Northbound toward Pittsburg/Bay Point, and Platform 4 goes Southbound toward SFO/Millbrae. Connections between the lines are timed for Southbound passengers between Platforms 2 and 4. This is not the case for Northbound passengers, as a timed transfer point already exists further south at 19th Street Station. MacArthur tends to be crowded in the morning due to high transfer volume between two lines where only a few people get off while many are trying to board.[13] Southbound trains converge to single track towards downtown Oakland, and San Francisco bound trains are given priority when departing in that direction.

Bus connections

MacArthur station is served by several AC Transit routes: local route 57 on 40th Street, local route 18 on Martin Luther King Jr. Way to the west, and local route 6 and All-nighter route 800 on Telegraph Avenue to the east. Several shuttle routes stop on Walter Miles Way on the east side of the station entrance. These include Early Bird Express route 705, Emery-Go-Round buses serving Emeryville, the Caltrans Bay Bridge Bike Shuttle, three Kaiser Shuttle routes, and four Alta Bates shuttle routes.[14][15]

References
  1. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. February 2020.
  2. MacArthur BART access feasibility study Archived 2010-11-20 at the Wayback Machine BART Retrieved 24 August 2010
  3. "BART Chronology January 1947 – March 2009" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013.
  4. Weinstein, Dave. "How BART got ART". CA-Modern. Eichler Network. p. 6.
  5. "Nia Wilson Honored At Emotional Memorial Service". SFGate. August 3, 2018.
  6. "February 11 schedule change impacts weekdays and Sundays" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. January 15, 2019.
  7. "New Sunday service plan to begin in February" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 25, 2019.
  8. MacArthur Transit Village information sheet Archived 2009-08-04 at the Wayback Machine City of Oakland Retrieved 24 August 2010
  9. Torres, Blanca (February 28, 2017). "Hines breaks ground on Oakland apartment project next to BART". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  10. MacArthur Transit Village project breaks ground after 17 years. Sean Mayer. Oakland Tribune. 23-05-2011.
  11. "New parking garage opens at MacArthur Station 9/15" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 9, 2014.
  12. "City Council Approves 260-Foot Tower For MacArthur Transit Village". Hoodline. March 9, 2017.
  13. Cabanatuan, Michael (April 10, 2010). "BART can't keep pace with rising 'crush loads'". SFGate.
  14. "Schedules & Fares: MacArthur Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. July 31, 2020.
  15. "Transit Stops: MacArthur Station" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. July 31, 2020.
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