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. Passengers continuing their rail journey must transfer between the light and heavy rail portions of the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line at a separate transfer platform east of the main station.

Pittsburg / Bay Point
A train at Pittsburg/Bay Point station in 2018
General information
Location	1700 West Leland Road, Pittsburg, California
Coordinates	38.018869°N 121.944208°W / 38.018869; -121.944208
Line(s)	BART C-Line, eBART
Platforms	2 sequential island platforms
Tracks	2 (BART mainline) 1 (eBART)
Connections	AC Transit: 701 Rio Vista Delta Breeze: 52 Tri Delta Transit: 200, 201, 300, 380, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394
Construction
Parking	1,992 spaces
Bicycle facilities	20 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07)
Passengers
2020	3,708 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station North Concord/​Martinez toward Millbrae or San Francisco International Airport Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line Terminus Terminus Antioch–SFO+Millbrae Line (eBART) Pittsburg Center toward Antioch
Track layout Legend to Pittsburg Center SR 4 ( California Delta Highway ) Transfer platform (no street access) canal Bailey Road Main station platform to North Concord/Martinez 5' 6" gauge 1kV DC third rail Standard gauge DMU eBART
Location

History

The station opened on December 7, 1996.[2] Service was temporarily cut back to North Concord/Martinez station from March 16–21, 2016 (and at off-peak times until April 2) after electrical issues between the stations damaged a number of trains.[3][4]

BART began further 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 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the east of Pittsburg/Bay Point station, providing a cross-platform transfer for passengers continuing past the station. The transfer platform does not have street access, so passengers must ride a mainline BART train connecting the two platforms.

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.[5]

References

External links

Media related to Pittsburg/Bay Point station at Wikimedia Commons

• BART – Pittsburg/Bay Point