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Pittsburg Center station

Not to be confused with Pittsburg/Bay Point station or Antioch–Pittsburg station.

Pittsburg Center
Bay Area Rapid Transit
A railcar at a railway station in the center of a highway
Westbound train at Pittsburg Center in May 2018
General information
Location2099 Railroad Avenue
Pittsburg, California
Coordinates38°01′06″N 121°53′25″W / 38.018227°N 121.890178°W / 38.018227; -121.890178
Owned bySan Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Line(s)BART E-Line (eBART)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Tri Delta Transit: 380, 381, 391[1]
Construction
Structure typeTrench cut
Parking262 spaces[2]
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBART: PCTR
History
OpenedMay 26, 2018 (2018-05-26)
Passengers
2024490 (weekday average)[3]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Pittsburg/​Bay Point
toward Millbrae or SFO via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
 Yellow Line (eBART) Antioch
Terminus
Location
Map

Pittsburg Center station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station on the Yellow Line.[4] It is located at the Railroad Avenue overpass of Highway 4 in Pittsburg, California and serves the downtown area of about one mile (1.6 km) away via connecting buses provided by Tri Delta Transit. There is no reserved parking available at this station.[2]

History

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The station under construction in 2016

Construction of the station was uncertain at the time of eBART's approval due to lack of available funds.[5] The station was originally known as Railroad Avenue during planning.[6] The city later chose Pittsburg Civic Center, which BART rejected because of its similarity to Civic Center/UN Plaza station. In January 2015, the city accepted BART's proposal of Pittsburg Center.[7]

Funding for the station was secured in early 2015 and was estimated at $11.9 million (equivalent to $16 million in 2023). Construction commenced on July 27, 2015,[8] and was opened with the rest of the line on May 26, 2018.[5]

As of June 2024, Pittsburg Center was the least-used station on the BART system, with 490 daily boardings.[3] As of 2024, BART indicates "significant market, local support, and/or implementation barriers" that must be overcome to allow transit-oriented development on the surface parking lots at the station. Such development would not begin until at least the mid-2030s.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "System Map". Tri Delta Transit. 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Coetsee, Rowena (January 5, 2018). "Signups for reserved eBART parking in Antioch start Jan. 16". East Bay Times. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. June 2024.
  4. ^ "East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART)". BART. 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Gartrell, Nate (January 22, 2015). "Pittsburg secures last piece of funding for eBART, expect new station in 2018". Contra Costa Times. Digital First Media. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  6. ^ PBS&J (September 2008). East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART) Draft Environmental Impact Report. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District.
  7. ^ "Pittsburg BART station name back in council's hands". East Bay Times. April 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Pittsburg Center BART Station Groundbreaking" (PDF). BART and Contra Costa Transportation Authority. July 17, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  9. ^ BART Transit-Oriented Development Program Work Plan: 2024 Update (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 2024. p. 17.
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