Concord (BART station)
Encyclopedia
Concord is a Bay Area Rapid Transit
station
that serves Concord, California
. The station consists of an elevated island platform
.
The Concord station operated as a terminal station
from the time when BART opened until 1995 when the line was extended to North Concord/Martinez. Pittsburg/Bay Point is now the terminal.
Some trains still terminate and start at Concord station. Typically 24th Street trains for rush hour start here, and return to the station as Concord trains.
Concord was originally the last station on the line and so some BART service still starts and ends there. The Concord station sits just north of the Concord yard, where trains for the Bay Point line are typically stored and launched. Occasionally, trains will stop near the yard to allow personnel to off board.
This is one of the only two recent BART train derailments; the other recent derailment happened within the Oakland subway near 19th Street, where passengers were hurt and had to be evacuated.
Service at this station began on May 21, 1973.
This station is in BART District 1 and is represented by Gail Murray
who is also current BART President.
bus lines stop at the station:
Bay Area Rapid Transit
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station
Metro station
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that serves Concord, California
Concord, California
Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 122,067. Originally founded in 1869 as the community of Todos Santos by Salvio Pacheco, the name was changed to Concord within months...
. The station consists of an elevated island platform
Island platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
.
The Concord station operated as a terminal station
Terminal Station
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from the time when BART opened until 1995 when the line was extended to North Concord/Martinez. Pittsburg/Bay Point is now the terminal.
Some trains still terminate and start at Concord station. Typically 24th Street trains for rush hour start here, and return to the station as Concord trains.
Concord was originally the last station on the line and so some BART service still starts and ends there. The Concord station sits just north of the Concord yard, where trains for the Bay Point line are typically stored and launched. Occasionally, trains will stop near the yard to allow personnel to off board.
Derailment
In early 2011 on a Sunday around 9am, a southbound 9 car SFO/Millbrae train derailed just south of Concord station injuring many passengers and massively disrupting train service for the rest of the line. The train had to be hoisted back onto the tracks and moved out of the way so the early morning commute could commence for the morning after.This is one of the only two recent BART train derailments; the other recent derailment happened within the Oakland subway near 19th Street, where passengers were hurt and had to be evacuated.
Service at this station began on May 21, 1973.
This station is in BART District 1 and is represented by Gail Murray
Gail Murray
Gail Murray is an elected member of Bay Area Rapid Transit or BART, and a former mayor of the city of Walnut Creek, California. She is from BART district 1 which represents, Alamo, Clayton, Concord, Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Walnut Creek and parts of Pleasant Hill and Pacheco...
who is also current BART President.
Transit connections
Several County ConnectionCounty Connection
The County Connection is a Concord-based public transit agency operating fixed-route bus and ADA paratransit service in and around central Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area...
bus lines stop at the station:
- Weekdays only:
- 10
- 11
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 19
- 20
- 91X
- Weekends only:
- 311
- 314
- 315
- 320