Concord station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Concord, California. The station is located between the downtown business district to the west and residential neighborhoods to the east. Concord station has a single elevated island platform and is served by the Yellow Line.
Concord | |||||||||||
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 A northbound train leaving Concord station in February 2020 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1451 Oakland Avenue Concord, California | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°58′25″N 122°01′45″W / 37.973745°N 122.029127°W | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | BART C-Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Parking | 2,367 spaces | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 40 lockers | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| Architect | Gwathmey, Sellier & Crosby Joseph Esherick & Associates[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | May 21, 1973[2] | ||||||||||
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| 2024 | 2,514 (weekday average)[3] | ||||||||||
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History
The BART Board approved the name "Concord" in December 1965.[4] The station opened as the eastern terminus station of the BART system on May 21, 1973.[2] AC Transit bus service began in Concord on September 8, 1975, with Concord station as a hub.[5] The service was taken over by County Connection in 1982.[6]
A water feature at the station, installed by Stephen De Staebler in 1971 or 1972, was removed in the 1990s.[7] The station remained a terminus until the line was extended to North Concord/Martinez station in December 1995 and to Pittsburg/Bay Point station a year later.[2] Seismic retrofitting of the station and parking garage took place in 2009–2010.[8][9]
A conceptual design for modernization of the station was released in 2016. The design called for consolidation of the bus platforms, relocation of the platform elevator, a new stairway, and extension of the platform canopy.[10] Thirteen BART stations, including Concord, did not originally have faregates for passengers using the elevator. In 2020, BART started a project to add faregates to elevators at these stations. The new faregate in the lobby area of Concord station was installed in October 2020.[11]
As of 2024[update], BART anticipates soliciting a developer between 2029 and 2033 for transit oriented development near the station, with a second phase to later replace surface parking lots.[12]
Bus connections
Concord is a major terminal for County Connection local bus routes:
- Weekday routes: 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 28, 91X, 260
- Weekend routes: 310, 311, 314, 315, 320
The station is also served by Tri Delta Transit route 201X and a special-event shuttle to the Concord Pavilion.[13][14] Buses stop on the west side of the station; most routes stop at a two-lane busway north of the station entrance, while several routes stop to the south.[15]
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External links
Media related to Concord station (BART) at Wikimedia Commons