Pittsburg/Bay Point station
{{Short description|Rapid transit station in San Francisco Bay Area}}
{{Distinguish|Pittsburg Center station|Antioch–Pittsburg station}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Pittsburg/Bay Point
| style = BART
| symbol = yes
| symbol_location = bart
| image = Train at Pittsburg Bay Point station, February 2018.JPG
| image_caption = A train at Pittsburg/Bay Point station in 2018
| address = 1700 West Leland Road
| borough = Pittsburg, California
| coordinates = {{Coord|38.018869|-121.944208|region:US_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| line = BART C-Line, BART E-Line
| connections = {{Unbulleted list
| {{bus icon}} AC Transit: 701
| {{bus icon}} Rio Vista Delta Breeze: 52
| {{bus icon}} Tri Delta Transit: 200, 201, 300, 380, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394
}}
| structure = At grade
| platform = 2 sequential island platforms
| tracks = 2 (BART mainline)
1 (eBART)
| parking = 1,992 spaces
| bicycle = 20 lockers
| accessible = Yes
| architect = Gannett Fleming
Finger and Moy Architects{{Cite book |last=Cerny |first=Susan Dinkelspiel |title=An Architectural Guidebook to San Francisco and the Bay Area |publisher=Gibbs Smith |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-58685-432-4 |edition=1st |location=Layton, UT |pages=501–502 |language=en-US |oclc=85623396}}
| passengers = {{BART ridership|Pittsburg/Bay Point}}
| pass_year = {{BART ridership|date}}
| code = {{BART code|PITT}}
| opened = {{start date|1996|12|07}}
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=BART
|line1=Yellow|left1=North Concord/Martinez
|line2=eBART|right2=Pittsburg Center
}}
| route_map = {{Pittsburg/Bay Point station|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
| map_name = Track layout
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
Pittsburg/Bay Point station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Pittsburg, California, United States, adjacent to the community of Bay Point. It serves northern and eastern Contra Costa County, as well as the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta area. Passengers transfer between the light and heavy rail portions of the {{lnl|BART|Yellow}} at a dedicated transfer platform east of the main station.
History
File:EBART train at transfer platform, May 2018.JPG
The station was called West Pittsburg during planning. The name was changed to Pittsburg/Bay Point on January 14, 1994, while the station was under construction.{{rp|40}} It opened on December 7, 1996.{{BART History}}{{rp|50}}
BART began service on the eBART line between Pittsburg/Bay Point and Antioch station on May 26, 2018. Unlike the rest of the BART system, the eBART extension uses small self-propelled diesel multiple unit (DMU) railcars, thus requiring a passenger transfer between the two different trains. A second island platform (with one track for eBART and one for conventional BART trains) was constructed {{convert|0.6|miles}} to the east of the original Pittsburg/Bay Point platform, providing a cross-platform transfer for passengers transferring at the station. The transfer platform does not have street access, so eBART passengers exiting at Pittsburg/Bay Point must ride a mainline BART train connecting the two platforms.
On September 11, 2023, BART changed the frequencies of its services. Yellow Line mainline service was increased to 10-minute headways on weekdays, with every alternate train having an Antioch connection at Pittsburg/Bay Point.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2023/news20230427 |date=September 5, 2023 |title=BART's reimagined schedule starts September 11th aimed at increasing ridership |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}
A 2018 study recommended a footbridge to the north side of the tracks — either from the fare lobby or the parking lot — to improve access from nearby residential areas. A ramp to supplement the often-broken elevator from parking lot to fare lobby was also recommended. An entrance from Bailey Road at the east end of the platform was deemed infeasible.{{Cite book |last=CDM Smith |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/NConcord_Antioch_Access_Report_02072018.pdf |title=North Concord to Antioch BART Access Study |date=February 2018 |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District |pages=25, B-17, B-18, D-2}} ([https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/docs/NConcord_Antioch_Access_Appendices_02072018-web_0.pdf Appendices]) {{As of|2024}}, BART anticipates soliciting a developer between 2029 and 2033 for transit-oriented development to replace surface parking at the station.{{cite book |url=https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/2024%20BART%20TOD%20Work%20Plan%20Update_Public%20Draft.pdf |page=16 |date=March 2024 |title=BART Transit-Oriented Development Program Work Plan: 2024 Update |publisher=San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District}}
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References
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External links
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- [https://www.bart.gov/stations/pitt BART – Pittsburg/Bay Point]
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{{Bay Area Rail Stations}}
Category:1996 establishments in California
Category:Bay Area Rapid Transit stations in Contra Costa County, California
Category:Bay Point, California
Category:Stations on the Yellow Line (BART)
Category:Bus stations in Contra Costa County, California
Category:Pittsburg, California
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996