Irvington is a planned Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) infill station in the Irvington District of Fremont, California.[3] As of November 2023[update], estimates from the city anticipated construction to begin in mid-2026, with the station opening for service in 2031.[4]
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 Aerial view of the planned station site, in June 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | Osgood Road at Washington Boulevard Fremont, California | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°31′54″N 121°57′13″W / 37.5318°N 121.9537°W | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | design stage | ||||||||||||||
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| Opening | 2031 (proposed) | ||||||||||||||
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History
The station has been planned since it was studied as part of the Warm Springs extension in 1979, and its construction was approved by the BART board in 1992.[5]
The Warm Springs extension began construction through the Irvington District in 2009,[6] to connect Fremont and Warm Springs. The proposed station at the center of Irvington, once considered optional, was part of the extension.[7] However funding for construction of the station fell through. The station had been envisioned for completion in 2015.[8] Provisions for personnel access and preliminary foundation work were included when track was laid through the site.[2]
The city of Fremont had planned to finance the $140 million station through redevelopment agency bonds in 2009, but the bonds were cancelled when the California State Legislature abolished the redevelopment agency.[9][10] In 2014,[5] Measure BB and the Alameda County Transportation Expenditure Plan received voter approval with $120 million listed for the Irvington BART station that was contingent on full definition of the capital project and its inclusion in a future Capital Improvement Program.[11][12] A reevaluation of the environmental impact study was undertaken by the city in 2017.[13]
The BART Board of Directors confirmed they had voted to authorize the Irvington station in August 2019,[14] with construction to start in August 2022 and complete by August 2026.[15] As of November 2023, the start of construction was pushed back to mid-2026 and the station opening to 2031.[4]