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Pleasant Hill (BART station)
Encyclopedia
Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre is a Bay Area Rapid Transit
station
serving the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village in Contra Costa Centre, California
, just north of Walnut Creek
and just east of Pleasant Hill
.
s.
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.
A new parking garage opened at the station with 1,547 space on June 30, 2008. The purpose is to move parking to a vertical platform from the ground level areas where a transit village
will be built.
An improved access path to the station better connecting it with the Iron Horse Regional Trail
was proposed before the Walnut Creek City Council on July 15, 2008. The proposal has gained support from BART and the local cycling organization.
Despite opposition from the Pleasant Hill City Council, the BART Board of Directors recently approved the station name change from "Pleasant Hill" to "Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre" because of the station's proximity to the transit village. The Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency and AvalonBay Communities will cover the cost of changing the station signage as part of a planned $3 million upgrade.
service bus lines stop at the station:
This is in addition to connecting service from neighboring areas with their own bus coverage including: Fairfield/Suisun Transit
Route 40 from Solano County
, Vallejo Transit Route 78 from Vallejo
and Benicia
, and WHEELS
Express Route 70X from
southeastern Alameda County.
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit is a rapid transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The heavy-rail public transit and subway system connects San Francisco with cities in the East Bay and suburbs in northern San Mateo County. BART operates five lines on of track with 44 stations in four counties...
station
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
serving the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village in Contra Costa Centre, California
Contra Costa Centre, California
Contra Costa Centre is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California. Contra Costa Centre sits at an elevation of 92 feet . The 2010 United States census reported Contra Costa Centre's population was 5,364...
, just north of Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek, California
Walnut Creek is an incorporated city located east of the city of Oakland. It lies in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. While not as large as neighboring Concord, Walnut Creek serves as the business and entertainment hub for the neighboring cities within central Contra Costa...
and just east of Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill, California
Pleasant Hill is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 33,152 at the 2010 census. It was incorporated in 1961...
.
Overview
The station consists of two elevated side platformSide platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s.
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.
A new parking garage opened at the station with 1,547 space on June 30, 2008. The purpose is to move parking to a vertical platform from the ground level areas where a transit village
Transit village
A transit village is a residential development planned around a transportation hub, such as a train station, with the intent to make it convenient for village dwellers to get to/from work or run errands and travel via a public transportation network....
will be built.
An improved access path to the station better connecting it with the Iron Horse Regional Trail
Iron Horse Regional Trail
The Iron Horse Regional Trail is a pedestrian and bicycle rail trail in the East San Francisco Bay Area in California.This trail is located in inland central Alameda and Contra Costa counties, mostly following a Southern Pacific Railroad right of way established in 1891 and abandoned in 1977...
was proposed before the Walnut Creek City Council on July 15, 2008. The proposal has gained support from BART and the local cycling organization.
Despite opposition from the Pleasant Hill City Council, the BART Board of Directors recently approved the station name change from "Pleasant Hill" to "Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre" because of the station's proximity to the transit village. The Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency and AvalonBay Communities will cover the cost of changing the station signage as part of a planned $3 million upgrade.
Transit connections
Several local area 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...
service bus lines stop at the station:
- Weekdays only:
- 7
- 9
- 11
- 14
- 15
- 18
- Weekends only:
- 311
- 316
This is in addition to connecting service from neighboring areas with their own bus coverage including: Fairfield/Suisun Transit
Fairfield/Suisun Transit
Fairfield and Suisun Transit , formerly known as Fairfield/Suisun Transit, is a public transportation system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. It mainly serves the Solano County cities of Fairfield and neighboring Suisun City, with limited service to Yolo and Contra Costa Counties, as well as...
Route 40 from Solano County
Solano County, California
Solano County is a county located in Bay-Delta region of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. The county's population was reported by the U.S. Census to be 413,344 in 2010...
, Vallejo Transit Route 78 from Vallejo
Vallejo, California
Vallejo is the largest city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 115,942 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay...
and Benicia
Benicia, California
Benicia is a waterside city in Solano County, California, United States. It was the first city in California to be founded by Anglo-Americans, and served as the state capital for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 26,997 at the 2010 census. The city is located in the San...
, and WHEELS
WHEELS (California)
WHEELS is a bus service that provides public transportation in the Tri-Valley Region of the San Francisco Bay Area, in the United States...
Express Route 70X from
southeastern Alameda County.