Union City
Union City station platforms in 2017
General information
Location10 Union Square
Union City, California
Coordinates37°35′27″N 122°01′02″W / 37.590746°N 122.017282°W / 37.590746; -122.017282
Line(s)BART A-Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Parking1,197 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities20 BikeLink lockers
AccessibleYes
ArchitectKitchen & Hunt[2]
History
OpenedSeptember 11, 1972
RebuiltFebruary 12, 2014
Passengers
20231,808 (weekday average)[3]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
South Hayward
toward Daly City
 Green Line Fremont
toward Berryessa/​North San José
South Hayward
toward Richmond
 Orange Line
Location

Union City station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Union City, California. The station sits near Decoto Road east of Alvarado-Niles Road, directly behind the James Logan High School campus. The station is served by the Orange Line and Green Line. Local bus service is provided by Union City Transit and AC Transit.

History

Main entrance and bus bays in 2013

Service at the station began on September 11, 1972.[4] The fare lobby features tile mosaics designed by Jean Varda and constructed by Alfonso Pardiñas.[5] Temporary parking spaces were constructed in 2006, and opened in the Summer of 2007. In May 2011, developers, Union City and BART officials unveiled the first residential housing project inside the city/transit agency-specified redevelopment district.[6]

The station underwent construction through 2016 to create a second entrance on the other side of the station. The new eastern station entrance will entail remodeling of the station's platforms and lobby, new bus stop shelters will be built near the entrance, and a pedestrian bridge will be built to connect the East plaza, the opening of this phase will happen at a future date.[7] The BART station building facade has been completely renovated and overhauled facelift which lends it an airy feeling similar to SFO station. Union City has invested $100 million into an expansion of the downtown district. The city is planning East of Bart Station on 7th and 11 streets, 1.2 million square feet of office space and 1,700 units are in the planning stages. The City expects the project will add 5,000 jobs and revenue.

Planned expansion

A commuter rail platform for existing Capitol Corridor and proposed Dumbarton Rail Corridor services was proposed in 2008.[8][9][10] However, by 2019 the Capitol Corridor was planned to be rerouted over the operationally parallel Union Pacific Coast Line.[11]

In order to provide greater connectivity to the California High-Speed Rail system, Altamont Corridor Express services are planned to be expanded to Union City. A new platform is planned to be constructed along the adjacent Union Pacific Oakland Subdivision.[12] Three round-trips are planned to terminate here.[13] Service is expected to begin by 2030.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Union City Station". Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ Cerny, Susan Dinkelspiel (2007). An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area (1st ed.). Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. pp. 501–502. ISBN 978-1-58685-432-4. OCLC 85623396.
  3. ↑ "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Weinstein, Dave. "How BART got ART". CA-Modern. Eichler Network. p. 6.
  6. ↑ Maharaj, Zoneil (May 11, 2011). "New Affordable Housing Apartments Ready by October". Union City Patch. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ Benedetti, Chris (February 21, 2014). "Intermodal Station District parking". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Intermodal Station District". City of Union City, California. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
  9. ↑ "BART builds solar-powered rail station". Trains Magazine. 68 (2): 23. February 2008. ISSN 0041-0934.
  10. ↑ "Summary of the Dumbarton Rail Corridor Project Study Report" (PDF). San Mateo County Transit Authority. May 2004. pp. 3, 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Capitol Corridor Intercity Passenger Rail Service Business Plan Update FY 2020–21 – 2021–22" (PDF). Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  12. 1 2 "Union City on track to become regional transit hub by 2030". East Bay Echo. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  13. ↑ Krause, Daniel; Mangonon, Anthony (June 1, 2022). Deliverable 3.1.3 (Initial Service and Operations Planning Analysis) (PDF). Wordpress (Report). AECOM. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

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