Orange Line (BART)

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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(1972-09-11)
Last extension	June 13, 2020(2020-06-13)
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)
Route map Orange Line highlighted in orange Amtrak toBakersfield/Seattle/Chicago Richmond Maintenance Yard Richmond Richmond Greenway I-80 El Cerrito del Norte El Cerrito Plaza Contra Costa County Alameda County North Berkeley Ohlone Greenway Downtown Berkeley SR 13 Ashby SR 24 ■toAntioch MacArthur southbound transfer I-580 I-980/SR 24 19th Street Oakland northbound transfer 12th Street Oakland City Center ■■toSFO/Millbrae ■■toDaly City Lake Merritt Fruitvale Coliseum ■toOAK SR 112/SR 61 San Leandro Bay Fair transfer ■toDublin/​Pleasanton I-238 Hayward SR 92 South Hayward Amtrak Hayward Complex Union City Alameda Creek ACEtoStockton SR 84 Fremont Lake Elizabeth tunnel Irvington 2026 Warm Springs/​South Fremont SR 262 Alameda County Santa Clara County Calaveras proposed SR 237 Milpitas (via) Berryessa/​North San José planned Silicon Valley extension US 101 28th Street/Little Portugal Downtown San Jose SR 87 Diridon I-880 Santa Clara Maintenance Facility Santa Clara All stations are accessible

TheOrange Lineis aBay Area Rapid Transit(BART) line in theSan Francisco Bay Areathat runs betweenBerryessa/North San José stationandRichmond station.It has 21 stations inSan Jose,Milpitas,Fremont,Union City,Hayward,San Leandro,Oakland,Berkeley,El Cerrito,andRichmond.It is the only one of the five primary BART services that does not run through theTransbay Tubeto 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 betweenMacArthurandFremontstations began on September 11, 1972, with full service extending toRichmondbeginning on January 29, 1973.

The line would not see any major changes for another 45 years, until the start of theSilicon Valley BART extension.The first phase of the project extended the line toWarm Springs/South Fremont stationin March 2017,the second phase addedBerryessa/North San Joséand Milpitas stations in June 2020.

Route

The Orange Line runs primarily north-south through the East Bay. It uses theR-LinebetweenRichmond stationand just north ofMacArthur station,theK-Linebetween MacArthur and theOakland Wye,theA-Linebetween the Wye andFremont station,and theS-Linebetween Fremont andBerryessa/North San José station.Most sections are at-grade or elevated; the line runs through tunnels in downtown Berkeley, downtown Oakland, and underLake Elizabeth.

Stations

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

References

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