Antioch station (BART)

Antioch station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station on the Yellow Line. It is located in the median of Highway 4 at Hillcrest Avenue in Antioch, California. Antioch station is the eastern terminus of the BART to Antioch (eBART) section of the line.

Antioch
A railway platform in the middle of a highway, with a footbridge leading to one side of the highway
A train at the station on the first day of service in May 2018
General information
Location1600 Slatten Ranch Road
Antioch, California
Coordinates 37.996281°N 121.783404°W / 37.996281; -121.783404
Line(s)eBART
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Parking1,012 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedMay 26, 2018 (2018-05-26)
Passengers
20231,865 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station
Pittsburg Center
toward Millbrae or San Francisco International Airport via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
 Yellow Line (eBART) Terminus
Location

History
Antioch station nearing completion in February 2018

The station is expected to attract passengers from Oakley, Brentwood, and Discovery Bay, communities that were envisioned as part of the original eBART extension but could not be included due to cost. BART plans to extend service southeast to Brentwood and upgrade the extension to full BART service while pushing the DMU portion further out.[2] Initially planned to open in 2016,[2] the station's service date was delayed[3] until May 26, 2018.

Preliminary designs called for a station without an agent present, nor restrooms or escalators.[4] This prompted concern from the community and the plans were redesigned to add these features, however the station will only have one employee present at any given time, one agent or one maintenance worker at a time.[4] An extra police beat will be added.[4] This caused concern among Antioch residents and the Antioch Police Department may have to cooperatively police the station.[4] The lack of a full-time station agent has resulted in security issues after opening.[5] A station agent booth was later added; the station began to be staffed on March 22, 2021.[6]

BART anticipated the station would serve 1,575 round trips per day based upon a supposed opening in 2015. Two weeks following the beginning of service in 2018, ridership was observed to be about 3,000 round trips per day, overloading the station's parking facilities and causing riders to illegally park nearby.[7] The station has 1,012 parking spaces.[8] Soon after opening, the agency began planning an additional 1,600 parking space facility north of the station site.[9] In October 2018, BART announced plans for a $16.4 million, 800-space lot east of the station, which would open in 2020.[10] In November 2019, the BART board approved a $9.9 million contract for an 850-space lot.[11] The new lot opened on November 30, 2021.[12]

A 2018 study recommended a footbridge to the south side of State Route 4, as well as improvements to bicycle and pedestrian access.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Monthly Ridership Reports". San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. September 2023.
  2. "East Contra Costa BART Extension (eBART)". Projects. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). February 11, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  3. "eBART East Contra Costa BART Extension" (PDF). Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  4. Bulgarino, Paul (April 14, 2011). "BART addresses security concerns for Hillcrest eBART station". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
  5. Kingston, Michelle (January 11, 2020). "Antioch BART attack leaves riders concerned for their safety". KRON4.
  6. "BART Board President welcomes Station Agents to Antioch Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. March 18, 2021.
  7. Brekke, Dan (June 1, 2018). "BART's New Antioch Station Is Very Popular -- and Doesn't Have Enough Parking". KQED. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  8. Coetsee, Rowena (January 5, 2018). "Signups for reserved eBART parking in Antioch start Jan. 16". East Bay Times. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. Davis, Aaron (June 8, 2018). "BART scrambling to solve Antioch eBART parking woes". East Bay Times. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  10. "BART identifies funding to add over 800 parking spaces at the Antioch Station" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. October 26, 2018.
  11. "Antioch Station will get more parking and bike/pedestrian improvements" (Press release). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. November 21, 2019.
  12. "850 Additional Parking Spaces To Open At Antioch BART Station". KPIX CBS Bay Area. November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  13. CDM Smith (February 2018). North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study (PDF). San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. pp. 27, B-49. (Appendices)

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