Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line

Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line
A Dublin/Pleasanton line train in the I-580 median in Castro Valley
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Bay Area Rapid Transit
Locale	East Bay San Francisco Peninsula Counties: Alameda, San Francisco, and San Mateo Cities: Dublin, Pleasanton, Castro Valley, San Leandro, Oakland, San Francisco, and Daly City
Termini	Dublin/Pleasanton Daly City
Stations	18 (plus 1 proposed)
Operation
Opened	May 10, 1997
Operator(s)	San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Technical
Line length	35.7 miles (57.5 km)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) (Indian gauge)
Electrification	Third rail, 1000 V DC
Operating speed	34.5 mph (55.5 km/h)
Highest elevation	at grade, elevated, underground, underwater (Transbay Tube)
Route map Legend Livermore proposed Dublin / Pleasanton Iron Horse Regional Trail I-680 West Dublin / Pleasanton San Leandro Hills Castro Valley I-238 / I-580 Richmond–Fremont Fremont–Daly City Bay Fair transfer San Leandro Coliseum–Oakland International Airport Coliseum Fruitvale Lake Merritt Richmond–Fremont Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae I-880 West Oakland Alameda County San Francisco County Transbay Tube Embarcadero Cable Car Montgomery Street Central Subway 2018 Powell Street Cable Car Civic Center / UN Plaza 16th Street Mission 24th Street Mission Glen Park San Jose & Bosworth I-280 Balboa Park transfer San Jose & Geneva (MUNI) San Francisco County San Mateo County Daly City Pittsburg/Bay Point–SFO/Millbrae Richmond–Daly City/Millbrae

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

BART colors this line blue on maps but does not refer to it by color. It is commonly called the Dublin/Pleasanton line.

Of BART's five lines, the Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line was the most recent line to open. Service began when the Dublin/Pleasanton extension opened on May 10, 1997.^[1] The West Dublin/Pleasanton infill station was added to the line on February 19, 2011.^[2]

SFO/Millbrae extension service

When the SFO/Millbrae extension opened on June 22, 2003, BART extended the Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line to SFO. BART truncated this line back to Daly City and rerouted the Pittsburg/Bay Point line to SFO 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, BART would receive additional fixed funding from SamTrans and other sources.^[3] BART has since again increased service south of Daly City, but this line now terminates at Daly City.

Dublin/Pleasanton–Daly City line's south-of-Daly City service

Date of change	Service south of Daly City
June 22, 2003	Daly City–SFO[4]
February 9, 2004	none[5]
September 12, 2005	Daly City–SFO/Millbrae[6]
January 1, 2008	Daly City–Millbrae (evenings/weekends)[7]
September 14, 2009	none[8]

Stations

Station	Jurisdiction	County	Opened	Other BART lines
Dublin / Pleasanton	Dublin / Pleasanton	Alameda	1997
West Dublin / Pleasanton			2011
Castro Valley	Castro Valley		1997
Bay Fair	San Leandro		1972
San Leandro			1972
Coliseum	Oakland		1972
Fruitvale			1972
Lake Merritt			1972
West Oakland			1974
Embarcadero	San Francisco	San Francisco	1976
Montgomery Street			1973
Powell Street			1973
Civic Center / UN Plaza			1973
16th Street Mission			1973
24th Street Mission			1973
Glen Park			1973
Balboa Park			1973
Daly City	Daly City	San Mateo	1973

References

1. "Celebrating 40 Years of Service 1972 • 2012 Forty BART Achievements Over the Years" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). 2012. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
2. "Ceremony to commemorate new West Dublin/Pleasanton Station planned for Feb. 18". Bay Area Rapid Transit. January 28, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
3. "BART-SFO Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Commission. February 14, 2007.
4. "BART to link to SFO June 22 / After many delays, latest date is firm, transit officials say". San Francisco Chronicle. April 18, 2003. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
5. "BART changing schedule so more go to SFO / Peninsula ridership below expectations, needs a boost". San Francisco Chronicle. February 7, 2004. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
6. "PENINSULA / BART to airport to be cut / Weekend trains to be kept on Peninsula". San Francisco Chronicle. August 11, 2005. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
7. "BART to raise fares, increase train frequency starting Jan. 1". San Francisco Chronicle. December 9, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
8. "Off-peak service reductions began Monday, September 14th". Bay Area Rapid Transit. September 15, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2013.

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