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Walnut Creek station is an elevated Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Walnut Creek, California, served by the Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line. The station is located north of downtown Walnut Creek, adjacent to Interstate 680 and near the Ygnacio Valley Road and California Boulevard arterial roads.

Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek station in November 2019
General information
Location	200 Ygnacio Valley Road Walnut Creek, California
Coordinates	37.905724°N 122.067332°W / 37.905724; -122.067332
Line(s)	BART C-Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	County Connection: 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 21, 93X, 95X, 96X, 98X, 311, 321 SolTrans: Yellow
Construction
Parking	2,089 spaces
Bicycle facilities	64 lockers
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	May 21, 1973 (1973-05-21)
Passengers
2020	6,246 (weekday average)[1]
Services
Preceding station Bay Area Rapid Transit Following station Lafayette toward Millbrae or San Francisco International Airport Antioch–SFO+Millbrae line Pleasant Hill/​Contra Costa Centre toward Antioch via Pittsburg/​Bay Point
Location

History

Walnut Creek station opened on May 21, 1973 as part of an extension from MacArthur to Concord.[2]

Due to Walnut Creek's high ridership and large catchment area, BART proposed in 2004 that the station be the center of a transit-oriented development scheme which includes 440 residential units, 8,700 sq ft (810 m²) of office space, 33,000 sq ft (3,100 m²) of retail space, and 1,373 parking spaces.[3] A parking lot on the west side of the station closed on February 3, 2018. A 900-space parking garage was constructed in its place, which allowed other parking lots to be closed for the new development.[4] The new garage, which includes a three-lane bus plaza, opened on March 29, 2019.[5]

Station layout

Walnut Creek station has two side platforms with two tracks. Access to the tracks is provided by a staircase, escalator, and elevator from the mezzanine, which houses nine faregates.[3] Sustained patronage at the station has caused it to become overcrowded; BART is planning on building a second entrance, including new faregates and platform access to relieve possible emergency hazards.[3]

The elevators to the platforms are outside of the paid area. BART plans to add a dedicated faregate for each elevator in 2022.[6]

Bus connections

Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre is a transfer point for a number of County Connection local and express routes:

• Weekday: 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 21, 93X, 95X, 96X, 98X
• Weekend: 311, 321

The station is also served by the SolTrans Solano Express Yellow Line.

All buses stop in the busway inside the south garage.[7]

References

External links

Media related to Walnut Creek station at Wikimedia Commons

• BART - Walnut Creek

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