Orange Line (BART)

O Orange Line
O Orange Line
	Warm Springs-bound train in San Leandro in 2018
Overview
Owner	San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Locale	South Bay, East Bay
Termini	Berryessa/North San José; Richmond;
Stations	21
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Bay Area Rapid Transit
History
Opened	September 11, 1972
Last extension	June 13, 2020
Technical
Line length	51 mi (82 km)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Electrification	Third rail, 1 kV DC
Operating speed	70 mph (110 km/h)[1]
Signalling	the 48.5-mile route take 120 minutes -->
Route map
	Amtrak
	to Bakersfield/Seattle/Chicago
	Contra Costa County
	Alameda County
	southbound
	transfer
	northbound
	transfer
	ACE to Stockton
	Alameda County
	Santa Clara County
	planned Silicon
	Valley extension
	Santa Clara
	Maintenance Facility
	All stations are accessible

The Orange Line is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) line in the San Francisco Bay Area that runs between Berryessa/North San José station and Richmond station. It has 21 stations in San Jose, Milpitas, Fremont, Union City, Hayward, San Leandro, Oakland, Berkeley, El Cerrito, and Richmond. It is the only of the five primary BART services that does not run through the Transbay Tube to San Francisco; however, it shares tracks with the four other primary services in the East Bay.

History

The Orange Line was the first BART line to open. Initial services between MacArthur and Fremont stations began on September 11, 1972, with full service extending to Richmond beginning on January 29, 1973.[2]

The line would not see any major changes for another 45 years, until the start of the Silicon Valley BART extension. The first phase of the project extended the line to Warm Springs/South Fremont station in March 2017,[3][4] the second phase added Berryessa/North San José and Milpitas stations in June 2020.[5][6]

Route

The Orange Line runs primarily north-south through the East Bay. It uses the R-Line between Richmond station and just north of MacArthur station, the K-Line between MacArthur and the Oakland Wye, the A-Line between the Wye and Fremont station, and the S-Line between Fremont and Berryessa/North San José station. Most sections are at-grade or elevated; the line runs through tunnels in downtown Berkeley, downtown Oakland, and under Lake Elizabeth.

Stations

Station	Jurisdiction	County	Opened	Other BART lines
Richmond	Richmond	Contra Costa	January 29, 1973	R Red Line
El Cerrito del Norte	El Cerrito
El Cerrito Plaza	El Cerrito
North Berkeley	Berkeley	Alameda
Downtown Berkeley
Ashby
MacArthur	Oakland		September 11, 1972	R Red Line Y Yellow Line
19th Street Oakland
12th Street Oakland City Center
Lake Merritt				B Blue Line G Green Line
Fruitvale				B Blue Line G Green Line
Coliseum				OAK Oakland Airport Connector B Blue Line G Green Line
San Leandro	San Leandro			B Blue Line G Green Line
Bay Fair	San Leandro			B Blue Line G Green Line
Hayward	Hayward			G Green Line
South Hayward	Hayward
Union City	Union City
Fremont	Fremont
Warm Springs/South Fremont	Fremont		March 25, 2017
Milpitas	Milpitas	Santa Clara	June 13, 2020
Berryessa/North San José	San Jose	Santa Clara	June 13, 2020

References

"BART Sustainable Communities Operations Analysis" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
"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.
"Community celebrates ribbon cutting of Warm Springs" (Press release). Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 24, 2017.
"Direct service to/from Warm Springs now available as part of schedule change" (Press release). Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 7, 2018.
"BART unveils system map for future Milpitas and Berryessa service". Bay Area Rapid Transit. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Meacham, Jody (June 12, 2020). "Subdued ceremonies mark BART's station openings in Santa Clara County". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2020.

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[1] "BART Sustainable Communities Operations Analysis" (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. Retrieved May 28, 2018.

[history-2] "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.

[3] "Community celebrates ribbon cutting of Warm Springs" (Press release). Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 24, 2017.

[4] "Direct service to/from Warm Springs now available as part of schedule change" (Press release). Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 7, 2018.

[newmap-5] "BART unveils system map for future Milpitas and Berryessa service". Bay Area Rapid Transit. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

[6] Meacham, Jody (June 12, 2020). "Subdued ceremonies mark BART's station openings in Santa Clara County". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2020.